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South CarolinaNOAA 8661437

Garden City Pier (ocean) Tides & Coastal Conditions

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

Partial official dataUpdated 11:47 PM EDT

Current Conditions

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

Estimated tide now
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Official tide prediction unavailable
Upcoming tides
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Check the official station forecast.
Current Weather
70°F

Cloudy

Observed

N 14 mph

Observed
Tide Forecast
NOAA Garden City Pier (ocean) · Station 8661437 · MLLW datum · local time
unavailableOfficial NOAA curve

Current tide predictions are unavailable. Use the official NOAA station link in Sources and confidence.

Weather, Light & Marine

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

Air

Temperature70°FObserved

Humidity87%Model

Pressure30 mbModel

Wind

SustainedN 14 mphObserved

Gusts24 mphModel

Rain chance5%Model

Marine

Wave height2.0 ftModel

DirectionNot Published by NWS

WaterUnavailable
Sun & Moon

Sunrise7:05 AM

Sunset7:11 PM

MoonWaxing Gibbous

Hourly Forecast
Model
National Weather Service point forecast when the live feed is available.
Local date & timeConditionsTempWindGustsRain
Wed, Sep 23, 202611:00 PMMostly Cloudy71°FN 16 mph24 mph5%
Thu, Sep 24, 202612:00 AMMostly Cloudy71°FN 16 mph24 mph5%
Thu, Sep 24, 20261:00 AMMostly Cloudy70°FN 16 mph23 mph5%
Thu, Sep 24, 20262:00 AMMostly Cloudy70°FN 16 mph23 mph6%
Thu, Sep 24, 20263:00 AMMostly Cloudy69°FN 17 mph23 mph6%
Thu, Sep 24, 20264:00 AMMostly Cloudy69°FN 17 mph24 mph9%
Thu, Sep 24, 20265:00 AMMostly Cloudy67°FN 18 mph24 mph11%
Thu, Sep 24, 20266:00 AMMostly Cloudy68°FN 18 mph24 mph11%
Thu, Sep 24, 20267:00 AMMostly Cloudy68°FN 18 mph23 mph10%
Thu, Sep 24, 20268:00 AMSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms68°FN 17 mph23 mph20%
Thu, Sep 24, 20269:00 AMChance Showers And Thunderstorms69°FN 18 mph24 mph28%
Thu, Sep 24, 202610:00 AMChance Showers And Thunderstorms70°FN 18 mph24 mph33%

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.

35/100 · Poor
Surfing
Offshore model guidance with nearshore uncertainty.

Best planning window

Compare swell direction, local wind and tide before leaving

  • Short period5s dominant period
  • 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.

Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

NOAA 8661419 · SC

0.4 mi

Captain Alex's Marina, Parsonage Creek

NOAA 8661529 · SC

2.8 mi

Divine's Dock

NOAA 8661582 · SC

2.9 mi

Smith's Dock

NOAA 8661559 · SC

3.5 mi

Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance

NOAA 8661609 · SC

4.1 mi

Allston Creek

NOAA 8661608 · SC

4.4 mi

Sources And Confidence

National Weather Service observation and hourly forecastofficial-forecast

Fetched Wed, Sep 23 at 11:47 PM

National Weather Service coastal marine gridofficial-forecast

Fetched Wed, Sep 23 at 11:47 PM

U.S. Naval Observatory astronomical applicationsofficial-calculation

Fetched Wed, Sep 23 at 11:47 PM

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