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Garden City Bridge, Main Creek tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 2:32 AM (3.8 ft) and 3:02 PM (4.6 ft); low tide at 8:36 AM (0.9 ft) and 9:36 PM (1.3 ft). Water temperature 73.6 F at Springmaid Pier (7.2 mi away).

NOAA station 8661419 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 6:39 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
2:32AM
3.8FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
8:36AM
0.9FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
3:02PM
4.6FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
9:36PM
1.3FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
73.6
23.1C
Springmaid Pier, 7.2 mi
1234512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM2:32 AM3.8 ft8:36 AM0.9 ft3:02 PM4.6 ft9:36 PM1.3 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 8:36 AM (0.9 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:23 AMSunset 6:39 PMDaylight 11h 15mEDT

Next 7 days at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today2:32 AM3.8 ft8:36 AM0.9 ft3:02 PM4.6 ft9:36 PM1.3 ft7:23 AM6:39 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:24 AM3.8 ft9:28 AM1.0 ft3:53 PM4.6 ft10:31 PM1.3 ft7:24 AM6:38 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:17 AM3.9 ft10:30 AM1.0 ft4:44 PM4.6 ft11:28 PM1.1 ft7:25 AM6:37 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:09 AM4.1 ft11:37 AM1.0 ft5:35 PM4.6 ft 7:26 AM6:35 PM 80%
Thu Oct 2212:21 AM1.0 ft6:01 AM4.3 ft12:40 PM0.9 ft6:25 PM4.6 ft7:27 AM6:34 PM 88%
Fri Oct 231:10 AM0.8 ft6:51 AM4.6 ft1:40 PM0.8 ft7:15 PM4.6 ft7:27 AM6:33 PM 94%
Sat Oct 242:00 AM0.6 ft7:40 AM4.9 ft2:40 PM0.7 ft8:03 PM4.5 ft7:28 AM6:32 PM 98%

Water temperature near Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

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73.6 F (23.1 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8661070 (Springmaid Pier sensor, 7.2 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 73.6 to 84.2 F. Typical for October here is 71.9 F (5-year hourly mean; range 63.1 to 80.4), so today is 1.7 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Garden City Bridge, Main Creek, 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    7:11 AM7:01 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    7:11 AM6:59 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    7:12 AM6:58 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:13 AM6:57 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:13 AM6:55 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:14 AM6:54 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:15 AM6:53 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:16 AM6:51 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:16 AM6:50 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:17 AM6:49 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:18 AM6:48 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:19 AM6:46 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:19 AM6:45 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:20 AM6:44 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:21 AM6:43 PM 21%
Fri Oct 1612:54 AM4.0 ft7:14 AM0.8 ft1:23 PM4.7 ft8:04 PM1.2 ft7:22 AM6:41 PM 30%
Sat Oct 171:42 AM3.8 ft7:52 AM0.9 ft2:12 PM4.6 ft8:47 PM1.3 ft7:23 AM6:40 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today2:32 AM3.8 ft8:36 AM0.9 ft3:02 PM4.6 ft9:36 PM1.3 ft7:23 AM6:39 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:24 AM3.8 ft9:28 AM1.0 ft3:53 PM4.6 ft10:31 PM1.3 ft7:24 AM6:38 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:17 AM3.9 ft10:30 AM1.0 ft4:44 PM4.6 ft11:28 PM1.1 ft7:25 AM6:37 PM 71%
Wed Oct 215:09 AM4.1 ft11:37 AM1.0 ft5:35 PM4.6 ft 7:26 AM6:35 PM 80%
Thu Oct 2212:21 AM1.0 ft6:01 AM4.3 ft12:40 PM0.9 ft6:25 PM4.6 ft7:27 AM6:34 PM 88%
Fri Oct 231:10 AM0.8 ft6:51 AM4.6 ft1:40 PM0.8 ft7:15 PM4.6 ft7:27 AM6:33 PM 94%
Sat Oct 242:00 AM0.6 ft7:40 AM4.9 ft2:40 PM0.7 ft8:03 PM4.5 ft7:28 AM6:32 PM 98%
Sun Oct 252:50 AM0.5 ft8:29 AM5.2 ft3:38 PM0.6 ft8:51 PM4.5 ft7:29 AM6:31 PM 100%
Mon Oct 263:40 AM0.4 ft9:17 AM5.4 ft4:34 PM0.6 ft9:39 PM4.4 ft7:30 AM6:30 PM 99%
Tue Oct 274:30 AM0.3 ft10:04 AM5.5 ft5:28 PM0.6 ft10:26 PM4.3 ft7:31 AM6:29 PM 97%
Wed Oct 285:20 AM0.3 ft10:53 AM5.5 ft6:21 PM0.6 ft11:15 PM4.1 ft7:32 AM6:28 PM 92%
Thu Oct 296:10 AM0.3 ft11:44 AM5.4 ft7:14 PM0.7 ft 7:32 AM6:27 PM 85%
Fri Oct 3012:09 AM3.9 ft7:03 AM0.4 ft12:40 PM5.1 ft8:09 PM0.8 ft7:33 AM6:26 PM 77%
Sat Oct 311:11 AM3.8 ft7:59 AM0.6 ft1:43 PM4.9 ft9:06 PM0.9 ft7:34 AM6:25 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 11:18 AM3.8 ft8:01 AM0.7 ft1:48 PM4.7 ft9:06 PM0.9 ft6:35 AM5:24 PM 57%
Mon Nov 22:24 AM3.9 ft9:07 AM0.8 ft2:51 PM4.6 ft10:07 PM0.8 ft6:36 AM5:23 PM 46%
Tue Nov 33:27 AM4.1 ft10:15 AM0.7 ft3:51 PM4.6 ft11:03 PM0.6 ft6:37 AM5:22 PM 36%
Wed Nov 44:27 AM4.4 ft11:17 AM0.6 ft4:47 PM4.5 ft11:53 PM0.4 ft6:38 AM5:21 PM 26%
Thu Nov 55:21 AM4.7 ft12:14 PM0.5 ft5:39 PM4.5 ft 6:39 AM5:20 PM 17%
Fri Nov 612:39 AM0.3 ft6:12 AM4.9 ft1:06 PM0.4 ft6:28 PM4.5 ft6:40 AM5:20 PM 10%
Sat Nov 71:23 AM0.2 ft7:00 AM5.1 ft1:56 PM0.4 ft7:15 PM4.5 ft6:41 AM5:19 PM 5%
Sun Nov 82:06 AM0.2 ft7:45 AM5.2 ft2:43 PM0.4 ft8:00 PM4.4 ft6:41 AM5:18 PM 1%
Mon Nov 92:47 AM0.2 ft8:27 AM5.2 ft3:27 PM0.4 ft8:42 PM4.4 ft6:42 AM5:17 PM 0%
Tue Nov 103:25 AM0.3 ft9:07 AM5.2 ft4:07 PM0.5 ft9:22 PM4.2 ft6:43 AM5:17 PM 1%
Wed Nov 114:01 AM0.3 ft9:46 AM5.1 ft4:45 PM0.6 ft10:00 PM4.1 ft6:44 AM5:16 PM 4%
Thu Nov 124:35 AM0.4 ft10:24 AM5.0 ft5:21 PM0.7 ft10:38 PM3.9 ft6:45 AM5:15 PM 10%
Fri Nov 135:08 AM0.5 ft11:02 AM4.8 ft5:57 PM0.8 ft11:17 PM3.8 ft6:46 AM5:14 PM 17%
Sat Nov 145:41 AM0.6 ft11:42 AM4.7 ft6:33 PM0.9 ft 6:47 AM5:14 PM 25%
Sun Nov 1512:00 AM3.7 ft6:18 AM0.7 ft12:27 PM4.5 ft7:11 PM1.0 ft6:48 AM5:13 PM 35%
Mon Nov 1612:47 AM3.6 ft7:00 AM0.7 ft1:14 PM4.4 ft7:53 PM1.0 ft6:49 AM5:13 PM 45%
Tue Nov 171:39 AM3.7 ft7:50 AM0.8 ft2:05 PM4.3 ft8:41 PM0.9 ft6:50 AM5:12 PM 56%
Wed Nov 182:32 AM3.9 ft8:50 AM0.9 ft2:57 PM4.3 ft9:34 PM0.8 ft6:51 AM5:12 PM 66%
Thu Nov 193:27 AM4.1 ft10:00 AM0.9 ft3:51 PM4.2 ft10:31 PM0.7 ft6:52 AM5:11 PM 76%
Fri Nov 204:22 AM4.4 ft11:11 AM0.8 ft4:46 PM4.1 ft11:26 PM0.5 ft6:53 AM5:11 PM 84%
Sat Nov 215:17 AM4.7 ft12:17 PM0.7 ft5:40 PM4.1 ft 6:54 AM5:10 PM 91%
Sun Nov 2212:21 AM0.3 ft6:11 AM5.0 ft1:21 PM0.6 ft6:34 PM4.0 ft6:54 AM5:10 PM 96%
Mon Nov 231:17 AM0.2 ft7:04 AM5.2 ft2:23 PM0.5 ft7:27 PM4.0 ft6:55 AM5:10 PM 99%
Tue Nov 242:14 AM0.1 ft7:57 AM5.3 ft3:22 PM0.4 ft8:20 PM3.9 ft6:56 AM5:09 PM 100%
Wed Nov 253:12 AM0.0 ft8:49 AM5.4 ft4:17 PM0.3 ft9:11 PM3.9 ft6:57 AM5:09 PM 98%
Thu Nov 264:07 AM-0.0 ft9:40 AM5.3 ft5:10 PM0.3 ft10:04 PM3.8 ft6:58 AM5:09 PM 95%
Fri Nov 275:01 AM-0.0 ft10:32 AM5.1 ft6:02 PM0.3 ft10:59 PM3.8 ft6:59 AM5:08 PM 89%
Sat Nov 285:55 AM0.1 ft11:28 AM4.8 ft6:53 PM0.3 ft 7:00 AM5:08 PM 81%
Sun Nov 2912:00 AM3.7 ft6:50 AM0.2 ft12:28 PM4.6 ft7:45 PM0.4 ft7:01 AM5:08 PM 73%
Mon Nov 301:05 AM3.8 ft7:47 AM0.4 ft1:29 PM4.4 ft8:38 PM0.4 ft7:02 AM5:08 PM 63%

Tidal datums at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8661419, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

6.36 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

5.96 ft
Mean high water

MSL

3.86 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

1.70 ft
Mean low water

MN

4.26 ft
Mean range

GT

4.78 ft
Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 8.19 ft above MLLW on June 10, 1975. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

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Questions

What time is high tide at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek today?

High tide at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek, South Carolina on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:32 AM (3.8 ft above MLLW) and 3:02 PM (4.6 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek today?

Low tide at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 8:36 AM (0.9 ft) and 9:36 PM (1.3 ft).

What is the water temperature at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Garden City Bridge, Main Creek is 73.6 F at Springmaid Pier (7.2 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 8661419.