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Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River tide times

South Carolina · NOAA station 8668944 · times in local time
Tuesday, October 27: high tide 9:51 AM (9.3 ft) and 10:17 PM (7.8 ft); low tide 3:42 AM (-0.1 ft) and 4:22 PM (0.3 ft).
next high tide
9:51 AM
9.3 ft
next low tide
3:42 AM
-0.1 ft
moon
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Tide chart — today, Tue, Oct 27

Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.

TideTimeHeight
Low tide3:42 AM-0.13 ft
High tide9:51 AM9.26 ft
Low tide4:22 PM0.26 ft
High tide10:17 PM7.84 ft

Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River tide table — next 7 days

DayHigh tidesLow tides
Today
Tue, Oct 27		9:51 AM 9.3 ft10:17 PM 7.8 ft3:42 AM -0.1 ft4:22 PM 0.3 ft
Tomorrow
Wed, Oct 28		10:41 AM 9.2 ft11:09 PM 7.6 ft4:30 AM -0.1 ft5:12 PM 0.3 ft
Thu, Oct 2911:35 AM 9.0 ft5:20 AM -0.1 ft6:04 PM 0.5 ft
Fri, Oct 3012:06 AM 7.4 ft12:35 PM 8.7 ft6:13 AM 0.2 ft6:59 PM 0.8 ft
Sat, Oct 311:12 AM 7.2 ft1:42 PM 8.4 ft7:11 AM 0.4 ft7:59 PM 0.9 ft
Sun, Nov 11:21 AM 7.1 ft1:47 PM 8.2 ft7:14 AM 0.7 ft8:03 PM 1.0 ft
Mon, Nov 22:27 AM 7.2 ft2:49 PM 8.1 ft8:22 AM 0.8 ft9:07 PM 1.0 ft

The year at Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River

Highest tide, next 12 months9.3 ft on October 27, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Lowest tide, next 12 months-1.6 ft on January 23, 2027 at 2:47 AM
Minus tides (below 0 ft)137 days in the next 12 months
Tide patternTwo high and two low tides a day
Typical daily range7.6 ft (30-day average)
StationNOAA 8668944 · subordinate station · 32.26, -80.7667

Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River is a subordinate station: NOAA computes its tides from Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance with fixed time and height corrections.

Moving water at dawn and dusk —

The current runs fastest roughly halfway between a high and a low tide. Many anglers prefer those hours when they fall near sunrise or sunset. This is a rule of thumb, not a fishing forecast.

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Nearby tide stations

Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island1.8 mi · SC Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island2.5 mi · SC Colleton River Entrance4.5 mi · SC Bull Island North5.0 mi · SC Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island5.2 mi · SC Brighton Beach. May River5.6 mi · SC Callawassie Creek, Colleton River5.9 mi · SC Bluffton5.9 mi · SC

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Questions about Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River tides

What time is high tide at Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River today?

On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River is at 9:51 AM (9.3 ft) and 10:17 PM (7.8 ft); low tide is at 3:42 AM (-0.1 ft) and 4:22 PM (0.3 ft) (EDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.

When are the highest tides of the year at Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River?

The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 9.3 ft on October 27, 2026 at 9:51 AM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.

Are there minus tides at Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River?

Yes — on 137 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -1.6 ft on January 23, 2027 at 2:47 AM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.

What time zone are these tide times in?

Station local time (EDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.

Where does this tide data come from?

From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its times and heights from the reference station Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance with fixed corrections. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.