TideAhead
South CarolinaNOAA 8667259

Fields Point Tides & Coastal Conditions

Official tide predictions, weather observations and forecasts, marine-grid context, astronomy, and jurisdiction-specific rules for this NOAA station.

All official layers availableUpdated 12:21 AM EDT

Current Conditions

Tide predictions are relative to MLLW. NWS point and marine-grid forecasts can differ at exposed shorelines.

Derived tide now
1.7ft
falling · Between official extrema · Station 8667259
Next low tide
1:46 AM
Thu, Sep 241.1 ft
Next high tide
7:31 AM
Thu, Sep 246.6 ft
Current Weather
68°F

Cloudy

Observed

N 13 mph

Observed
Tide Forecast
NOAA Fields Point · Station 8667259 · MLLW datum · local time
Subordinate station · NOAA reference station 8670870
currentDerived continuous curve
NOAA provides official high/low predictions for this subordinate station. The dashed curve and tide-now height are bounded half-cosine estimates between adjacent official extrema; no values are extrapolated beyond them.
-1 ft1.5 ft4 ft6.5 ft9 ft1.1 ft6.6 ft0.9 ft7.0 ft0.7 ft7.0 ft0.7 ft7.2 ftThu, Sep 2412:00 AMThu, Sep 2411:55 AMThu, Sep 2411:48 PMFri, Sep 2511:44 AMFri, Sep 2511:40 PM
Dots are official NOAA high/low predictions. The dashed line is a bounded half-cosine estimate between adjacent extrema; it is not an official six-minute NOAA prediction and is never extrapolated beyond those points. Times are shown in the place's local timezone.

Weather, Light & Marine

Conditions that affect shoreline access, small craft, fishing and surf.

Air

Temperature68°FObserved

Humidity87%Observed

Pressure1019 mbObserved

Wind

SustainedN 13 mphObserved

Gusts21 mphModel

Rain chance1%Model

Marine

Wave height0.0 ftModel

DirectionCalm / No DirectionModel

WaterUnavailable
Sun & Moon

Sunrise7:12 AM

Sunset7:16 PM

MoonWaxing Gibbous

Hourly Forecast
Model
National Weather Service point forecast when the live feed is available.
Local date & timeConditionsTempWindGustsRain
Thu, Sep 24, 202612:00 AMPartly Cloudy70°FN 12 mph21 mph1%
Thu, Sep 24, 20261:00 AMPartly Cloudy70°FN 10 mph21 mph1%
Thu, Sep 24, 20262:00 AMPartly Cloudy70°FN 10 mph21 mph1%
Thu, Sep 24, 20263:00 AMMostly Cloudy69°FN 12 mph21 mph1%
Thu, Sep 24, 20264:00 AMMostly Cloudy69°FN 12 mph22 mph2%
Thu, Sep 24, 20265:00 AMMostly Cloudy69°FN 13 mph22 mph2%
Thu, Sep 24, 20266:00 AMPartly Sunny69°FN 14 mph22 mph4%
Thu, Sep 24, 20267:00 AMMostly Cloudy68°FN 14 mph22 mph6%
Thu, Sep 24, 20268:00 AMPartly Sunny68°FN 13 mph22 mph12%
Thu, Sep 24, 20269:00 AMSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms70°FN 14 mph24 mph17%
Thu, Sep 24, 202610:00 AMSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms72°FN 14 mph24 mph16%
Thu, Sep 24, 202611:00 AMSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms72°FN 14 mph24 mph17%

Fishing, Crabbing & Surfing Analysis

These scores use the available tide, wind, and marine data. They do not predict catches, report local activity, or replace safety notices.

64/100 · Fair
Fishing
Environmental planning guidance, not a catch guarantee.

Best planning window

2 hours around the next tide change

  • Moderate wind13 mph sustained wind
  • Mostly dry1% precipitation chance
  • Falling tideConditions vary by species and shoreline structure
69/100 · Good
Crabbing
Conditions are secondary to seasons, closures and safety.

Best planning window

Near slack water, if the marine area is open

  • Regulations requiredConfirm the marine area is open before setting gear
  • Moderate tidal exchange5.7 ft range in the next cycle
23/100 · Poor
Surfing
Offshore model guidance with nearshore uncertainty.

Best planning window

Compare swell direction, local wind and tide before leaving

  • Limited swell0.0 ft NWS forecast waves
  • Wave period not publishedThe surf score uses available NWS wave height and local wind only
  • Nearshore uncertaintyOffshore model conditions are not the same as breaking-wave height at this beach
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources fishing rulesSouth Carolina · state or territoryNOAA Fisheries federal recreational fishing resourcesU.S. federal waters · federalNational Weather Service rip-current safetyUnited States · safety
Nearby NOAA Tide Stations
Official station locations from the national NOAA CO-OPS tide-prediction catalog.

Bowles Island, New Chehaw River

NOAA 8667272 · SC

2.1 mi

Wiggins, Chehaw River

NOAA 8667074 · SC

2.4 mi

Summerhouse Point, Bull River

NOAA 8667493 · SC

3.1 mi

Bluff Islands

NOAA 8667201 · SC

3.6 mi

Hutchinson Island

NOAA 8667351 · SC

4.3 mi

Brickyard Ferry, swing bridge

NOAA 8667017 · SC

5.2 mi

Sources And Confidence

NOAA CO-OPS official high/low tide predictions at Fields Pointofficial-forecast

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:21 AM

National Weather Service observation and hourly forecastofficial-forecast

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:21 AM

National Weather Service coastal marine gridofficial-forecast

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:21 AM

U.S. Naval Observatory astronomical applicationsofficial-calculation

Fetched Thu, Sep 24 at 12:21 AM

Not for navigation. Conditions can change faster than source update intervals. Always check local warnings, closures and on-site conditions.