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Fripps Inlet tides

Hunting Island Bridge · South Carolina · NOAA 8668498

Now

High tide

1:34 am

next6.0 ft

Tide curve Today

7 days tap a day

Tide table, next 7 days

Today in Fripps Inlet, high tide is at 1:31 am and 1:00 pm and low tide at 6:27 am and 7:21 pm.

High and low tides for Fripps Inlet, local time
Sunday 1 November6:39 am 5:31 pm · Last quarter
High1:31 am6.0 ft
Low6:27 am0.6 ft
High1:00 pm7.0 ft
Low7:21 pm1.0 ft
Monday 2 November6:40 am 5:31 pm · Last quarter
High1:34 am6.0 ft
Low7:36 am0.7 ft
High2:00 pm6.8 ft
Low8:26 pm0.9 ft
Tuesday 3 November6:41 am 5:30 pm · Waning crescent
High2:35 am6.2 ft
Low8:44 am0.7 ft
High2:58 pm6.7 ft
Low9:25 pm0.7 ft
Wednesday 4 November6:42 am 5:29 pm · Waning crescent
High3:36 am6.5 ft
Low9:48 am0.6 ft
High3:54 pm6.6 ft
Low10:17 pm0.5 ft
Thursday 5 November6:42 am 5:28 pm · Waning crescent
High4:33 am6.7 ft
Low10:45 am0.5 ft
High4:46 pm6.5 ft
Low11:04 pm0.3 ft
Friday 6 November6:43 am 5:27 pm · Waning crescent
High5:24 am7.0 ft
Low11:36 am0.4 ft
High5:34 pm6.5 ft
Low11:47 pm0.2 ft
Saturday 7 November6:44 am 5:27 pm · Waning crescent
High6:10 am7.2 ft
Low12:24 pm0.4 ft
High6:17 pm6.4 ft

King tides and lowest tides

The highest highs and lowest lows NOAA predicts here over the next 12 months, at least 4 days apart.

Bars compare the five dates in each list. Tap a date for that month’s full table.

About this station

NOAA treats Fripps Inlet as a reference station: its tide predictions come straight from harmonic constants derived from measurements at this spot in South Carolina.

Water level range, next 13 monthsMLLW
−1.5 ftlowest · 23 Jan7.9 fthighest · 25 Nov
Today 0.6 to 7.0 ftZero (minus tides below: 217)
  • Avg. tidal range5.9 fthigh to next low
  • Tides per day42 highs, 2 lows · 6 h 13 m apart
  • Highest, 13 mo7.9 ft25 Nov 2026, 7:52 am
  • Lowest, 13 mo−1.5 ft23 Jan 2027, 1:58 am
  • Minus tides217lows below zero, 13 mo

Nearest stations

32.3400° N, 80.4650° W · NOAA 8668498 · Eastern time

NOAA predictions page for 8668498

Fripps Inlet tide FAQ

What time is high tide in Fripps Inlet?

The next high tide is at 1:34 am tomorrow (Monday 2 November), reaching 6.0 ft. After that, the next high is at 2:00 pm tomorrow (Monday 2 November) (6.8 ft).

What time is low tide in Fripps Inlet today?

There are two low tides today: 6:27 am (0.6 ft) and 7:21 pm (1.0 ft).

How many high and low tides are there each day in Fripps Inlet?

Most days bring two high tides and two low tides, about 6 h 13 min apart on average. The two highs of a day are usually similar in height. 54 of the 398 days in NOAA’s predictions have only three turns of the tide.

How big are the tides in Fripps Inlet?

Between a high and the following low the water typically moves 5.9 ft. A whole day’s spread averages 6.4 ft; the largest single change NOAA predicts over the next 13 months is 9.1 ft.

When is the highest tide of the year in Fripps Inlet?

NOAA’s highest prediction for the next 13 months is 7.9 ft on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 7:52 am (waning gibbous). Other king tides: 7.9 ft on 2 August 2027, 7.9 ft on 1 October 2027 and 7.9 ft on 31 August 2027. The lowest is −1.5 ft on 23 January 2027 at 1:58 am.

When is the best fishing time in Fripps Inlet today?

The best bets today are 5:06–7:06 am (moon overhead, around sunrise, with the 6:27 am low tide), 12:44–1:44 pm (moonset, with the 1:00 pm high tide) and 5:33–7:33 pm (moon underfoot, around sunset, with the 7:21 pm low tide). These solunar periods line up with sunrise, sunset or a turn of the tide.

Figures from NOAA CO-OPS predictions for station 8668498, next 13 months. Heights above MLLW.