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Skull Creek, North Entrance Tides Today

Hilton Head Island · Beaufort County, SC · NOAA 8668918

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today79°SW 2 to 6 mph · Partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms
6:05 AM7.6 ft12:03 PM0.8 ft6:22 PM7.1 ft
  1. High6:05AM7.6 ft
  2. Low12:03PM0.8 ft
  3. High6:22PM7.1 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The high tide at 6:05 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:05 to 7:05 AMaround high tide
  • 11:03 AM to 1:03 PMaround low tide
  • 5:22 to 7:22 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:40 to 4:40 AMmoonrise
  • Major9:02 to 11:02 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:17 to 4:17 PMmoonset
  • Major9:24 to 11:24 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See South Carolina fishing license info and size and bag limits from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 79°Partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms 47% rainSW 2 to 6 mph
  • TonightLow 61°Mostly cloudy 11% rainNW 1 to 6 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 72°Mostly sunnyNE 3 to 7 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM · issued Fri 4:38 AM

Today
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
Sat
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good6:48 AM 7.8 ft7:03 PM 7.1 ft12:19 AM 0.5 ft12:49 PM 0.7 ft
SundayNov 8Good7:26 AM 7.9 ft7:40 PM 7.0 ft1:01 AM 0.4 ft1:33 PM 0.7 ft
MondayNov 9Good8:02 AM 7.9 ft8:15 PM 6.9 ft1:43 AM 0.5 ft2:17 PM 0.7 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair8:37 AM 7.9 ft8:50 PM 6.8 ft2:25 AM 0.6 ft3:00 PM 0.8 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair9:13 AM 7.7 ft9:26 PM 6.6 ft3:07 AM 0.7 ft3:43 PM 0.9 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good9:50 AM 7.5 ft10:04 PM 6.4 ft3:50 AM 0.9 ft4:27 PM 1.1 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:30 AM 7.3 ft10:45 PM 6.2 ft4:33 AM 1.1 ft5:10 PM 1.3 ft

About the Tides at Skull Creek, North Entrance

Skull Creek, North Entrance gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 6.2 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 7.5 feet. The lowest water is 0.4 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 1:01 AM, and the highest is 7.9 ft on Monday, November 9 at 8:02 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8668918.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8668918, Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.