Hilton Head Tide Chart (SC)

Hilton Head (SC) tide times, Sep 8 – Sep 16

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Tue Sep 8	12:18 AM	Low	0.7 ft (0.22 m)
	6:22 AM	High	7.0 ft (2.15 m)
	12:30 PM	Low	0.1 ft (0.02 m)
	6:49 PM	High	8.2 ft (2.49 m)
Wed Sep 9	1:11 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.12 m)
	7:20 AM	High	7.4 ft (2.26 m)
	1:27 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.04 m)
	7:42 PM	High	8.3 ft (2.52 m)
Thu Sep 10	2:01 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.04 m)
	8:12 AM	High	7.7 ft (2.36 m)
	2:20 PM	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.06 m)
	8:30 PM	High	8.3 ft (2.52 m)
Fri Sep 11	2:47 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	9:00 AM	High	8.0 ft (2.42 m)
	3:10 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.04 m)
	9:15 PM	High	8.1 ft (2.47 m)
Sat Sep 12	3:31 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	9:46 AM	High	8.0 ft (2.44 m)
	3:58 PM	Low	0.1 ft (0.02 m)
	9:58 PM	High	7.8 ft (2.39 m)
Sun Sep 13	4:12 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.04 m)
	10:29 AM	High	7.9 ft (2.42 m)
	4:43 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.11 m)
	10:40 PM	High	7.5 ft (2.28 m)
Mon Sep 14	4:51 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.11 m)
	11:12 AM	High	7.7 ft (2.36 m)
	5:26 PM	Low	0.8 ft (0.23 m)
	11:22 PM	High	7.1 ft (2.16 m)
Tue Sep 15	5:29 AM	Low	0.7 ft (0.22 m)
	11:56 AM	High	7.5 ft (2.28 m)
	6:09 PM	Low	1.2 ft (0.36 m)
Wed Sep 16	12:08 AM	High	6.7 ft (2.05 m)
	6:07 AM	Low	1.1 ft (0.33 m)
	12:43 PM	High	7.2 ft (2.21 m)
	6:54 PM	Low	1.6 ft (0.49 m)

Hilton Head is semidiurnal — paired highs (7.0 and 8.2 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. This is a big-tide station: an average swing this week moves 7.3 ft, so the water line, current and structure change dramatically through a single cycle. A 8.4 ft swing — Hilton Head's biggest this table — runs from the 2:20 PM low on Thu Sep 10 into the next high. Hilton Head tops out at 8.3 ft (Wed Sep 9 7:42 PM) and bottoms at -0.2 ft (Thu Sep 10 2:20 PM).

Moving-water windows — Hilton Head

Hilton Head mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 7.3 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Tue Sep 8: 3:20 AM — 6.3 ft flood · 9:26 AM — 7.0 ft ebb · 3:39 PM — 8.1 ft flood · 10:00 PM — 7.8 ft ebb
• Wed Sep 9: 4:15 AM — 7.0 ft flood · 10:23 AM — 7.5 ft ebb · 4:34 PM — 8.4 ft flood · 10:51 PM — 8.1 ft ebb

Hilton Head water temperature

Sea surface temperature 14 km away at Hilton Head South Carolina is currently 28.6 °C (83.5 °F), 4.1 °C above the seasonal normal, from satellite and ocean-model data refreshed daily.

Fishing near Hilton Head

• Hilton Head South Carolina fishing forecastscore 68 · 14 km
• Savannah Georgia Offshore fishing forecastscore 64 · 15 km

Tide charts near Hilton Head

• Tybee Island tide chart~10 km
• Folly Beach tide chart~103 km
• Charleston tide chart~113 km

Hilton Head numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #8669625 (Braddock Point, Hilton Head Island), 9.2 km off Hilton Head center; this open-water pick beat 25 closer-in candidates. On a coast that swings 7.3 ft, storm surge stacked on the 8.3 ft high is a real hazard at Hilton Head — predictions are astronomical only. All Hilton Head times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-08.