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Big Paradise Island tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 3:01 AM (5.9 ft) and 3:43 PM (6.7 ft); low tide at 8:24 AM (1.8 ft) and 9:33 PM (2.0 ft). Water temperature 74.7 F at buoy 41029 (11 mi away).

NOAA station 8664611 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 6:42 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
3:01AM
5.9FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
8:24AM
1.8FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
3:43PM
6.7FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
9:33PM
2.0FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
74.7
23.7C
buoy 41029, 11 mi
23456712 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3:01 AM5.9 ft8:24 AM1.8 ft3:43 PM6.7 ft9:33 PM2.0 ftnow 5:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 8:24 AM (1.8 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:26 AMSunset 6:42 PMDaylight 11h 16mEDT

Next 7 days at Big Paradise Island

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today3:01 AM5.9 ft8:24 AM1.8 ft3:43 PM6.7 ft9:33 PM2.0 ft7:26 AM6:42 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:56 AM5.9 ft9:23 AM1.8 ft4:36 PM6.7 ft10:25 PM1.9 ft7:26 AM6:41 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:51 AM6.0 ft10:23 AM1.7 ft5:29 PM6.8 ft11:14 PM1.6 ft7:27 AM6:40 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:46 AM6.3 ft11:22 AM1.5 ft6:20 PM6.9 ft 7:28 AM6:39 PM 80%
Thu Oct 2212:01 AM1.3 ft6:39 AM6.7 ft12:18 PM1.2 ft7:09 PM7.1 ft7:29 AM6:38 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:46 AM1.0 ft7:28 AM7.2 ft1:11 PM1.0 ft7:54 PM7.2 ft7:30 AM6:37 PM 94%
Sat Oct 241:30 AM0.6 ft8:14 AM7.7 ft2:03 PM0.7 ft8:37 PM7.2 ft7:30 AM6:36 PM 98%

Water temperature near Big Paradise Island

405060708090
74.7 F (23.7 C)
NDBC buoy 41029 (Capers Nearshore, SC (CAP2)), 11 mi away, observed 08:08 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Big Paradise Island, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every South Carolina station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    7:13 AM7:04 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    7:14 AM7:03 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    7:15 AM7:01 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:15 AM7:00 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:16 AM6:59 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:17 AM6:57 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:18 AM6:56 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:18 AM6:55 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:19 AM6:53 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:20 AM6:52 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:20 AM6:51 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:21 AM6:50 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:22 AM6:48 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:23 AM6:47 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:23 AM6:46 PM 21%
Fri Oct 161:20 AM6.1 ft6:44 AM1.5 ft1:58 PM7.0 ft7:49 PM1.8 ft7:24 AM6:45 PM 30%
Sat Oct 172:08 AM5.9 ft7:30 AM1.7 ft2:49 PM6.8 ft8:40 PM2.0 ft7:25 AM6:44 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today3:01 AM5.9 ft8:24 AM1.8 ft3:43 PM6.7 ft9:33 PM2.0 ft7:26 AM6:42 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:56 AM5.9 ft9:23 AM1.8 ft4:36 PM6.7 ft10:25 PM1.9 ft7:26 AM6:41 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:51 AM6.0 ft10:23 AM1.7 ft5:29 PM6.8 ft11:14 PM1.6 ft7:27 AM6:40 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:46 AM6.3 ft11:22 AM1.5 ft6:20 PM6.9 ft 7:28 AM6:39 PM 80%
Thu Oct 2212:01 AM1.3 ft6:39 AM6.7 ft12:18 PM1.2 ft7:09 PM7.1 ft7:29 AM6:38 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:46 AM1.0 ft7:28 AM7.2 ft1:11 PM1.0 ft7:54 PM7.2 ft7:30 AM6:37 PM 94%
Sat Oct 241:30 AM0.6 ft8:14 AM7.7 ft2:03 PM0.7 ft8:37 PM7.2 ft7:30 AM6:36 PM 98%
Sun Oct 252:14 AM0.3 ft8:58 AM8.1 ft2:53 PM0.5 ft9:20 PM7.2 ft7:31 AM6:35 PM 100%
Mon Oct 262:59 AM0.0 ft9:42 AM8.4 ft3:43 PM0.4 ft10:05 PM7.2 ft7:32 AM6:34 PM 99%
Tue Oct 273:45 AM-0.1 ft10:30 AM8.5 ft4:33 PM0.4 ft10:54 PM7.0 ft7:33 AM6:33 PM 97%
Wed Oct 284:33 AM-0.1 ft11:21 AM8.5 ft5:25 PM0.5 ft11:47 PM6.8 ft7:34 AM6:32 PM 92%
Thu Oct 295:23 AM-0.0 ft12:16 PM8.3 ft6:18 PM0.6 ft 7:35 AM6:31 PM 85%
Fri Oct 3012:45 AM6.6 ft6:17 AM0.2 ft1:17 PM8.1 ft7:16 PM0.8 ft7:35 AM6:30 PM 77%
Sat Oct 311:49 AM6.5 ft7:16 AM0.4 ft2:22 PM7.8 ft8:18 PM1.0 ft7:36 AM6:29 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 11:57 AM6.4 ft7:22 AM0.6 ft2:28 PM7.6 ft8:22 PM1.0 ft6:37 AM5:28 PM 57%
Mon Nov 23:05 AM6.5 ft8:31 AM0.8 ft3:32 PM7.4 ft9:23 PM0.9 ft6:38 AM5:27 PM 46%
Tue Nov 34:09 AM6.7 ft9:37 AM0.8 ft4:32 PM7.3 ft10:19 PM0.7 ft6:39 AM5:26 PM 36%
Wed Nov 45:10 AM7.1 ft10:40 AM0.7 ft5:28 PM7.2 ft11:11 PM0.6 ft6:40 AM5:25 PM 26%
Thu Nov 56:07 AM7.4 ft11:38 AM0.6 ft6:19 PM7.1 ft11:59 PM0.4 ft6:41 AM5:24 PM 17%
Fri Nov 66:57 AM7.7 ft12:32 PM0.5 ft7:05 PM7.0 ft 6:42 AM5:24 PM 10%
Sat Nov 712:44 AM0.3 ft7:42 AM7.9 ft1:21 PM0.4 ft7:47 PM6.9 ft6:42 AM5:23 PM 5%
Sun Nov 81:26 AM0.3 ft8:23 AM8.0 ft2:07 PM0.5 ft8:28 PM6.8 ft6:43 AM5:22 PM 1%
Mon Nov 92:05 AM0.4 ft9:03 AM7.9 ft2:50 PM0.5 ft9:07 PM6.6 ft6:44 AM5:21 PM 0%
Tue Nov 102:44 AM0.5 ft9:42 AM7.8 ft3:32 PM0.7 ft9:47 PM6.4 ft6:45 AM5:21 PM 1%
Wed Nov 113:21 AM0.6 ft10:20 AM7.5 ft4:11 PM0.8 ft10:26 PM6.2 ft6:46 AM5:20 PM 4%
Thu Nov 123:57 AM0.8 ft10:58 AM7.3 ft4:50 PM1.1 ft11:06 PM6.0 ft6:47 AM5:19 PM 10%
Fri Nov 134:33 AM1.0 ft11:37 AM7.0 ft5:29 PM1.3 ft11:47 PM5.8 ft6:48 AM5:19 PM 17%
Sat Nov 145:11 AM1.1 ft12:18 PM6.8 ft6:09 PM1.4 ft 6:49 AM5:18 PM 25%
Sun Nov 1512:30 AM5.7 ft5:53 AM1.3 ft1:03 PM6.6 ft6:54 PM1.5 ft6:50 AM5:18 PM 35%
Mon Nov 161:18 AM5.7 ft6:42 AM1.4 ft1:51 PM6.5 ft7:42 PM1.5 ft6:51 AM5:17 PM 45%
Tue Nov 172:11 AM5.7 ft7:40 AM1.5 ft2:41 PM6.4 ft8:32 PM1.4 ft6:51 AM5:16 PM 56%
Wed Nov 183:04 AM5.9 ft8:41 AM1.4 ft3:32 PM6.4 ft9:21 PM1.1 ft6:52 AM5:16 PM 66%
Thu Nov 193:59 AM6.2 ft9:43 AM1.3 ft4:25 PM6.4 ft10:11 PM0.8 ft6:53 AM5:15 PM 76%
Fri Nov 204:55 AM6.6 ft10:44 AM1.1 ft5:19 PM6.4 ft11:01 PM0.5 ft6:54 AM5:15 PM 84%
Sat Nov 215:50 AM7.1 ft11:43 AM0.8 ft6:13 PM6.5 ft11:52 PM0.1 ft6:55 AM5:15 PM 91%
Sun Nov 226:42 AM7.6 ft12:40 PM0.5 ft7:05 PM6.6 ft 6:56 AM5:14 PM 96%
Mon Nov 2312:42 AM-0.2 ft7:33 AM8.0 ft1:34 PM0.2 ft7:55 PM6.6 ft6:57 AM5:14 PM 99%
Tue Nov 241:33 AM-0.5 ft8:23 AM8.3 ft2:27 PM-0.0 ft8:47 PM6.6 ft6:58 AM5:14 PM 100%
Wed Nov 252:24 AM-0.6 ft9:16 AM8.4 ft3:20 PM-0.1 ft9:42 PM6.6 ft6:59 AM5:13 PM 98%
Thu Nov 263:17 AM-0.7 ft10:12 AM8.3 ft4:12 PM-0.1 ft10:39 PM6.5 ft7:00 AM5:13 PM 95%
Fri Nov 274:11 AM-0.6 ft11:09 AM8.2 ft5:05 PM0.0 ft11:39 PM6.4 ft7:00 AM5:13 PM 89%
Sat Nov 285:06 AM-0.4 ft12:09 PM7.9 ft6:00 PM0.2 ft 7:01 AM5:13 PM 81%
Sun Nov 2912:42 AM6.4 ft6:05 AM-0.1 ft1:09 PM7.5 ft6:58 PM0.3 ft7:02 AM5:12 PM 73%
Mon Nov 301:46 AM6.4 ft7:09 AM0.2 ft2:09 PM7.2 ft7:57 PM0.4 ft7:03 AM5:12 PM 63%

How these predictions are made

Big Paradise Island is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

+1h 24m
relative to CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf)

Low tide time

+0h 52m
relative to reference

High tide height

x1.24
ratio

Low tide height

x1.11
ratio

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Big Paradise Island today?

High tide at Big Paradise Island, South Carolina on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:01 AM (5.9 ft above MLLW) and 3:43 PM (6.7 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Big Paradise Island today?

Low tide at Big Paradise Island on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 8:24 AM (1.8 ft) and 9:33 PM (2.0 ft).

What is the water temperature at Big Paradise Island?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Big Paradise Island is 74.7 F at buoy 41029 (11 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8664611.