South Carolina tide station

CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:37 AM (4.7 ft) and 2:19 PM (5.4 ft); low tide at 7:32 AM (1.6 ft) and 8:41 PM (1.8 ft). Water temperature 72.9 F at Charleston.

NOAA station 8665530 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 6:43 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

1:37AM

4.7FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

7:32AM

1.6FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

2:19PM

5.4FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

8:41PM

1.8FT MLLW

low

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 7:32 AM (1.6 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:26 AMSunset 6:43 PMDaylight 11h 17mEDT

High tide at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf), South Carolina on October 18, 2026 is at 1:37 AM (4.7 ft above MLLW) and 2:19 PM (5.4 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) on October 18, 2026 is at 7:32 AM (1.6 ft) and 8:41 PM (1.8 ft).
Today's tidal range at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) is 3.8 ft (highest high 5.4 ft, lowest low 1.6 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) is 72.9 F at Charleston, as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 6:43 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8665530 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf)

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	1:37 AM4.7 ft	7:32 AM1.6 ft	2:19 PM5.4 ft	8:41 PM1.8 ft	7:26 AM	6:43 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	2:32 AM4.7 ft	8:31 AM1.6 ft	3:12 PM5.4 ft	9:33 PM1.7 ft	7:27 AM	6:42 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:27 AM4.9 ft	9:31 AM1.5 ft	4:05 PM5.5 ft	10:22 PM1.5 ft	7:28 AM	6:41 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	4:22 AM5.1 ft	10:30 AM1.4 ft	4:56 PM5.6 ft	11:09 PM1.2 ft	7:29 AM	6:40 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	5:15 AM5.4 ft	11:26 AM1.1 ft	5:45 PM5.7 ft	11:54 PM0.9 ft	7:29 AM	6:39 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	6:04 AM5.8 ft	12:19 PM0.9 ft	6:30 PM5.8 ft		7:30 AM	6:38 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:38 AM0.5 ft	6:50 AM6.2 ft	1:11 PM0.6 ft	7:13 PM5.8 ft	7:31 AM	6:37 PM	98%

Water temperature near CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf)

72.9 F (22.7 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8665530 (this station's own sensor), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 72.9 to 85.1 F. Typical for October here is 72.7 F (5-year hourly mean; range 64.6 to 81.1), so today is 0.2 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf), not a measurement at the tide gauge itself. 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

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:14 AM	7:05 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:15 AM	7:03 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:15 AM	7:02 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					7:16 AM	7:01 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:17 AM	6:59 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:17 AM	6:58 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					7:18 AM	6:57 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					7:19 AM	6:55 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:20 AM	6:54 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:20 AM	6:53 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:21 AM	6:52 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:22 AM	6:50 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:22 AM	6:49 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:23 AM	6:48 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:24 AM	6:47 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	5:52 AM1.3 ft	12:34 PM5.6 ft	6:57 PM1.7 ft		7:25 AM	6:46 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	12:44 AM4.8 ft	6:38 AM1.5 ft	1:25 PM5.5 ft	7:48 PM1.8 ft	7:25 AM	6:44 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	1:37 AM4.7 ft	7:32 AM1.6 ft	2:19 PM5.4 ft	8:41 PM1.8 ft	7:26 AM	6:43 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	2:32 AM4.7 ft	8:31 AM1.6 ft	3:12 PM5.4 ft	9:33 PM1.7 ft	7:27 AM	6:42 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:27 AM4.9 ft	9:31 AM1.5 ft	4:05 PM5.5 ft	10:22 PM1.5 ft	7:28 AM	6:41 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	4:22 AM5.1 ft	10:30 AM1.4 ft	4:56 PM5.6 ft	11:09 PM1.2 ft	7:29 AM	6:40 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	5:15 AM5.4 ft	11:26 AM1.1 ft	5:45 PM5.7 ft	11:54 PM0.9 ft	7:29 AM	6:39 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	6:04 AM5.8 ft	12:19 PM0.9 ft	6:30 PM5.8 ft		7:30 AM	6:38 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:38 AM0.5 ft	6:50 AM6.2 ft	1:11 PM0.6 ft	7:13 PM5.8 ft	7:31 AM	6:37 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	1:22 AM0.3 ft	7:34 AM6.5 ft	2:01 PM0.4 ft	7:56 PM5.8 ft	7:32 AM	6:36 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	2:07 AM0.0 ft	8:18 AM6.8 ft	2:51 PM0.3 ft	8:41 PM5.8 ft	7:33 AM	6:35 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	2:53 AM-0.1 ft	9:06 AM6.9 ft	3:41 PM0.3 ft	9:30 PM5.7 ft	7:33 AM	6:34 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	3:41 AM-0.1 ft	9:57 AM6.9 ft	4:33 PM0.4 ft	10:23 PM5.5 ft	7:34 AM	6:33 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	4:31 AM-0.0 ft	10:52 AM6.7 ft	5:26 PM0.6 ft	11:21 PM5.3 ft	7:35 AM	6:32 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	5:25 AM0.2 ft	11:53 AM6.5 ft	6:24 PM0.8 ft		7:36 AM	6:31 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	12:25 AM5.2 ft	6:24 AM0.4 ft	12:58 PM6.3 ft	7:26 PM0.9 ft	7:37 AM	6:30 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:33 AM5.2 ft	6:30 AM0.6 ft	1:04 PM6.1 ft	7:30 PM0.9 ft	6:38 AM	5:29 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	1:41 AM5.3 ft	7:39 AM0.7 ft	2:08 PM6.0 ft	8:31 PM0.8 ft	6:39 AM	5:28 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	2:45 AM5.4 ft	8:45 AM0.7 ft	3:08 PM5.9 ft	9:27 PM0.7 ft	6:39 AM	5:27 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	3:46 AM5.7 ft	9:48 AM0.6 ft	4:04 PM5.8 ft	10:19 PM0.5 ft	6:40 AM	5:26 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	4:43 AM6.0 ft	10:46 AM0.5 ft	4:55 PM5.7 ft	11:07 PM0.4 ft	6:41 AM	5:25 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	5:33 AM6.2 ft	11:40 AM0.4 ft	5:41 PM5.7 ft	11:52 PM0.3 ft	6:42 AM	5:25 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	6:18 AM6.4 ft	12:29 PM0.4 ft	6:23 PM5.6 ft		6:43 AM	5:24 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	12:34 AM0.3 ft	6:59 AM6.4 ft	1:15 PM0.4 ft	7:04 PM5.5 ft	6:44 AM	5:23 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	1:13 AM0.3 ft	7:39 AM6.4 ft	1:58 PM0.5 ft	7:43 PM5.3 ft	6:45 AM	5:22 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	1:52 AM0.4 ft	8:18 AM6.3 ft	2:40 PM0.6 ft	8:23 PM5.2 ft	6:46 AM	5:22 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	2:29 AM0.6 ft	8:56 AM6.1 ft	3:19 PM0.8 ft	9:02 PM5.0 ft	6:46 AM	5:21 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	3:05 AM0.7 ft	9:34 AM5.9 ft	3:58 PM1.0 ft	9:42 PM4.9 ft	6:47 AM	5:20 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	3:41 AM0.9 ft	10:13 AM5.7 ft	4:37 PM1.1 ft	10:23 PM4.7 ft	6:48 AM	5:20 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	4:19 AM1.0 ft	10:54 AM5.5 ft	5:17 PM1.3 ft	11:06 PM4.6 ft	6:49 AM	5:19 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	5:01 AM1.2 ft	11:39 AM5.3 ft	6:02 PM1.4 ft	11:54 PM4.6 ft	6:50 AM	5:18 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	5:50 AM1.3 ft	12:27 PM5.2 ft	6:50 PM1.4 ft		6:51 AM	5:18 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	12:47 AM4.6 ft	6:48 AM1.3 ft	1:17 PM5.1 ft	7:40 PM1.2 ft	6:52 AM	5:17 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:40 AM4.8 ft	7:49 AM1.3 ft	2:08 PM5.1 ft	8:29 PM1.0 ft	6:53 AM	5:17 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	2:35 AM5.0 ft	8:51 AM1.2 ft	3:01 PM5.1 ft	9:19 PM0.7 ft	6:54 AM	5:16 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	3:31 AM5.4 ft	9:52 AM1.0 ft	3:55 PM5.2 ft	10:09 PM0.4 ft	6:55 AM	5:16 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	4:26 AM5.8 ft	10:51 AM0.7 ft	4:49 PM5.2 ft	11:00 PM0.1 ft	6:56 AM	5:16 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	5:18 AM6.1 ft	11:48 AM0.4 ft	5:41 PM5.3 ft	11:50 PM-0.2 ft	6:56 AM	5:15 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	6:09 AM6.5 ft	12:42 PM0.2 ft	6:31 PM5.3 ft		6:57 AM	5:15 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	12:41 AM-0.4 ft	6:59 AM6.7 ft	1:35 PM-0.0 ft	7:23 PM5.4 ft	6:58 AM	5:15 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	1:32 AM-0.6 ft	7:52 AM6.8 ft	2:28 PM-0.1 ft	8:18 PM5.3 ft	6:59 AM	5:14 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	2:25 AM-0.6 ft	8:48 AM6.7 ft	3:20 PM-0.1 ft	9:15 PM5.3 ft	7:00 AM	5:14 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	3:19 AM-0.5 ft	9:45 AM6.6 ft	4:13 PM0.0 ft	10:15 PM5.2 ft	7:01 AM	5:14 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	4:14 AM-0.3 ft	10:45 AM6.3 ft	5:08 PM0.2 ft	11:18 PM5.1 ft	7:02 AM	5:14 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	5:13 AM-0.1 ft	11:45 AM6.1 ft	6:06 PM0.3 ft		7:03 AM	5:14 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	12:22 AM5.1 ft	6:17 AM0.2 ft	12:45 PM5.8 ft	7:05 PM0.3 ft	7:03 AM	5:13 PM	63%

Tidal datums at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf)

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8665530, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

8.53 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

8.17 ft

Mean high water

MSL

5.69 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

2.95 ft

Mean low water

5.22 ft

Mean range

5.76 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 15.29 ft above MLLW on September 21, 1989. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

South Ashley Bridge1.9 mi · next high 2:23 PM
Fort Johnson2.5 mi · next high 2:14 PM
Shem Creek2.6 mi · next high 2:17 PM
James Island Creek, 1 mi. above ent.2.9 mi · next high 2:36 PM
Wappoo Creek, highway bridge3.0 mi · next high 2:41 PM
Hobcaw Point3.1 mi · next high 2:38 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) today?

High tide at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf), South Carolina on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:37 AM (4.7 ft above MLLW) and 2:19 PM (5.4 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) today?

Low tide at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:32 AM (1.6 ft) and 8:41 PM (1.8 ft).

What is the water temperature at CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf)?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) is 72.9 F at Charleston, 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 8665530.