Hilton Head Island Tide Chart
Predicted water level and the next high and low tide on Hilton Head Island
Monday, November 9, 3:37 PM
Highest on November 9, 8.1 ft at 7:51 AM
1.4 ft
Rising, high tide at 8:01 PM
Next high tide8:01 PMNovember 9, 7.0 ft
Next low tide2:08 AMNovember 10, 0.5 ft
Tide schedule on Monday, November 9
- 1:29 AMLow tide0.4 ft
- 7:51 AMHigh tide8.1 ft
- 2:12 PMLow tide0.5 ft
- 8:01 PMHigh tide7.0 ft
Tide chart for Monday, November 9
Hilton Head Island tide table for 7 daysNightHeights in feet above mean lower low water
Predictions from NOAA station Braddock Point, on Hilton Head Island. These are predictions, not live readings. How we use NOAA tide data
This Hilton Head tide chart uses NOAA’s prediction point at Braddock Point, on the southwest tip of the island where Calibogue Sound meets the ocean. NOAA has no prediction point on the island’s Atlantic beach, so Braddock Point, at the mouth of the sound, stands in for the open shore. NOAA works out its tides from its station at Fort Pulaski, at the mouth of the Savannah River in Georgia.
Read this as the tide schedule for Hilton Head Island, SC, from the top down: today’s highs and lows with the tide curve, then the Hilton Head tide table for the next 7 days, the low tides that fall in daylight, a two-month calendar, a summary of this month’s biggest and smallest tides, the next high tides and a note on the station.
Hilton Head tide table for the next 7 days
Of the 14 low tides from November 9 to November 15, the lowest on Hilton Head Island is 0.4 ft, on Monday, November 9, at 1:29 AM, before sunrise.
On Monday, November 9 the tide swings 7.7 ft and also reaches its highest of the 7 days, 8.1 ft at 7:51 AM.
Predicted tide from Monday, November 9 to Sunday, November 15. The water ranges from 0.4 ft on Monday, November 9, at 1:29 AM to 8.1 ft on Monday, November 9, at 7:51 AM.
Shaded parts are night. Curve drawn between NOAA high and low predictions (cosine interpolation).
| Date | Low tides | High tides | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 | 1:29 AM, 0.4 ft2:12 PM, 0.5 ft | 7:51 AM, 8.1 ft8:01 PM, 7.0 ft | 6:47 AM | 5:27 PM | New moon at 2:02 AM |
| Tue 10 | 2:08 AM, 0.5 ft2:52 PM, 0.6 ft | 8:29 AM, 7.9 ft8:40 PM, 6.8 ft | 6:48 AM | 5:26 PM | Waxing crescent, 2% lit |
| Wed 11 | 2:46 AM, 0.7 ft3:31 PM, 0.8 ft | 9:06 AM, 7.7 ft9:19 PM, 6.6 ft | 6:49 AM | 5:25 PM | Waxing crescent, 6% lit |
| Thu 12 | 3:23 AM, 0.8 ft4:09 PM, 1.1 ft | 9:43 AM, 7.5 ft9:59 PM, 6.4 ft | 6:49 AM | 5:25 PM | Waxing crescent, 11% lit |
| Fri 13 | 4:00 AM, 1.1 ft4:47 PM, 1.3 ft | 10:23 AM, 7.2 ft10:41 PM, 6.2 ft | 6:50 AM | 5:24 PM | Waxing crescent, 17% lit |
| Sat 14 | 4:38 AM, 1.2 ft5:26 PM, 1.5 ft | 11:07 AM, 6.9 ft11:27 PM, 6.0 ft | 6:51 AM | 5:23 PM | Waxing crescent, 25% lit |
| Sun 15 | 5:19 AM, 1.4 ft6:10 PM, 1.6 ft | 11:55 AM, 6.7 ft | 6:52 AM | 5:23 PM | Waxing crescent, 33% lit |
Heights in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
Biking on the beach at low tide
The island’s visitor site counts 12 miles of hard-packed beach to ride on, on top of more than 70 miles of multi-use trails. It asks riders to check tide times before a long beach ride and to keep off the dunes and marked areas. The weekly table and the daylight list above give those times; set off on a falling tide and the beach keeps widening as you ride.
Where to reach the beach
The public ways onto the sand that the visitor site lists are Alder Lane, Coligny Beach Park, Fish Haul Beach Park, Driessen Beach Park, Burkes Beach, Folly Field Beach Park and Islanders Beach Park. All seven have beach mats for wheelchair access to the shoreline.
Low tides in daylight on Hilton Head this week
From November 9 to November 15, daylight lows on Hilton Head Island fall on every day except Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15.
They lean toward the afternoon, 5 of 5 after 12 PM, with each day's arriving about 39 minutes later.
None dips below 0.0 ft; the lowest, 0.5 ft, comes on Monday, November 9, at 2:12 PM, 3 h 15 min before sunset.
| Date | Daylight low tide | Light |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 | 2:12 PM, 0.5 ft | 3 h 15 min before sunset |
| Tue 10 | 2:52 PM, 0.6 ft | 2 h 34 min before sunset |
| Wed 11 | 3:31 PM, 0.8 ft | 1 h 54 min before sunset |
| Thu 12 | 4:09 PM, 1.1 ft | 1 h 16 min before sunset |
| Fri 13 | 4:47 PM, 1.3 ft | 37 min before sunset |
| Sat 14 | None | None |
| Sun 15 | None | None |
Light: time from sunrise or sunset, whichever is nearer; sunrise and sunset are in the 7-day table. A dash means no low tide in daylight that day. Heights in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
These are the hours to plan a beach ride or a long walk around. The island’s official visitor site says riding on the beach works when the tide is low and the sand is packed, and that the sand is firmest then. A low tide close to midday leaves time to ride out and back before the water returns; one in the last hour before sunset leaves little light for the trip home.
Hilton Head Island tide calendar for November and December
Each day shows its lowest low tide between sunrise and sunset, in feet. The deeper the blue, the lower that tide.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 1: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 6:47 AM | Monday, November 2: lowest daylight tide 0.9 ft at 7:55 AM | Tuesday, November 3: lowest daylight tide 0.9 ft at 9:03 AM | Wednesday, November 4: lowest daylight tide 0.8 ft at 10:06 AM | Thursday, November 5: lowest daylight tide 0.6 ft at 11:03 AM | Friday, November 6: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 11:55 AM | Saturday, November 7: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 12:44 PM |
| Sunday, November 8: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 1:29 PM | Monday, November 9: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 2:12 PM | Tuesday, November 10: lowest daylight tide 0.6 ft at 2:52 PM | Wednesday, November 11: lowest daylight tide 0.8 ft at 3:31 PM | Thursday, November 12: lowest daylight tide 1.1 ft at 4:09 PM | Friday, November 13: lowest daylight tide 1.3 ft at 4:47 PM | Saturday, November 14: no low tide in daylight |
| Sunday, November 15: no low tide in daylight | Monday, November 16: no low tide in daylight | Tuesday, November 17: lowest daylight tide 1.7 ft at 7:01 AM | Wednesday, November 18: lowest daylight tide 1.7 ft at 8:01 AM | Thursday, November 19: lowest daylight tide 1.5 ft at 9:04 AM | Friday, November 20: lowest daylight tide 1.2 ft at 10:06 AM | Saturday, November 21: lowest daylight tide 0.9 ft at 11:04 AM |
| Sunday, November 22: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 12:00 PM | Monday, November 23: lowest daylight tide 0.2 ft at 12:54 PM | Tuesday, November 24: lowest daylight tide −0.1 ft at 1:47 PM | Wednesday, November 25: lowest daylight tide −0.2 ft at 2:40 PM | Thursday, November 26: lowest daylight tide −0.2 ft at 3:32 PM | Friday, November 27: lowest daylight tide −0.1 ft at 4:24 PM | Saturday, November 28: lowest daylight tide 0.1 ft at 5:17 PM |
| Sunday, November 29: no low tide in daylight | Monday, November 30: no low tide in daylight |
The deepest blue square of November is Thursday, November 26: a minus tide of −0.2 ft at 3:32 PM.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, December 1: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 7:37 AM | Wednesday, December 2: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 8:43 AM | Thursday, December 3: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 9:46 AM | Friday, December 4: lowest daylight tide 0.6 ft at 10:43 AM | Saturday, December 5: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 11:35 AM | ||
| Sunday, December 6: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 12:22 PM | Monday, December 7: lowest daylight tide 0.3 ft at 1:07 PM | Tuesday, December 8: lowest daylight tide 0.3 ft at 1:49 PM | Wednesday, December 9: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 2:29 PM | Thursday, December 10: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 3:06 PM | Friday, December 11: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 3:43 PM | Saturday, December 12: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 4:18 PM |
| Sunday, December 13: lowest daylight tide 0.8 ft at 4:54 PM | Monday, December 14: no low tide in daylight | Tuesday, December 15: no low tide in daylight | Wednesday, December 16: no low tide in daylight | Thursday, December 17: lowest daylight tide 1.1 ft at 7:21 AM | Friday, December 18: lowest daylight tide 1.1 ft at 8:26 AM | Saturday, December 19: lowest daylight tide 0.9 ft at 9:32 AM |
| Sunday, December 20: lowest daylight tide 0.6 ft at 10:37 AM | Monday, December 21: lowest daylight tide 0.2 ft at 11:38 AM | Tuesday, December 22: lowest daylight tide −0.2 ft at 12:36 PM | Wednesday, December 23: lowest daylight tide −0.5 ft at 1:32 PM | Thursday, December 24: lowest daylight tide −0.7 ft at 2:25 PM | Friday, December 25: lowest daylight tide −0.8 ft at 3:17 PM | Saturday, December 26: lowest daylight tide −0.8 ft at 4:07 PM |
| Sunday, December 27: lowest daylight tide −0.7 ft at 4:57 PM | Monday, December 28: no low tide in daylight | Tuesday, December 29: no low tide in daylight | Wednesday, December 30: no low tide in daylight | Thursday, December 31: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 8:15 AM |
December reaches a daylight minus tide of −0.8 ft on Friday, December 25 at 3:17 PM.
Use this tide calendar for Hilton Head Island to plan days or weeks ahead: each square gives the lowest tide between sunrise and sunset, so the deepest blue days are the ones with the most beach uncovered in daylight. They tend to come in runs of a few days around each new and full moon; the paler days in between usually belong to the neap tides, when the water neither climbs as high nor drains as far.
Hilton Head tides in November at a glance
In November 2026 the tide on Hilton Head Island peaks at 8.6 ft on Wednesday, November 25, at 8:05 AM and bottoms out at −0.7 ft on Thursday, November 26, at 2:47 AM, in the same run of big tides.
It arrives before sunrise, while it is still dark.
November and December both average about 7.1 ft between each day's highest high and lowest low.
The month's spring tide peaks on Wednesday, November 25, 1 day after the full moon on November 24, with 9.3 ft between high and low water.
At the neap tide on Tuesday, November 17, on the day of the first quarter moon, the range shrinks to 5.0 ft.
The biggest day's range is 4.3 ft wider than that.
| Measure | Value | When |
|---|---|---|
| Highest high | 8.6 ft | Nov 25, 8:05 AM |
| Lowest low | −0.7 ft | Nov 26, 2:47 AM |
| Average range | 7.1 ft | 30 days |
| Spring tide range | 9.3 ft | Nov 25 (1 day after full moon) |
| Neap tide range | 5.0 ft | Nov 17 (day of first quarter moon) |
Range: a day's highest high tide minus its lowest low tide. Heights in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
High tide on Hilton Head
- Next high tide on Hilton Head Island
- Next: Monday, November 9 at 8:01 PM, 7.0 ft
- Next low tide on Hilton Head Island
- Next: Tuesday, November 10 at 2:08 AM, 0.5 ft
High water on Hilton Head Island peaks at 8.6 ft on Wednesday, November 25, at 8:05 AM, the top of the next 30 days (November 9 to December 8). Daylight gets 4 of the 5 highest; the rest come at night.
| Date | High tide | Height | Light |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 9 | 8:01 PM | 7.0 ft | After dark |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 8:29 AM | 7.9 ft | Daylight |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 8:40 PM | 6.8 ft | After dark |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 9:06 AM | 7.7 ft | Daylight |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 9:19 PM | 6.6 ft | After dark |
| Thursday, November 12 | 9:43 AM | 7.5 ft | Daylight |
| Thursday, November 12 | 9:59 PM | 6.4 ft | After dark |
| Friday, November 13 | 10:23 AM | 7.2 ft | Daylight |
| Friday, November 13 | 10:41 PM | 6.2 ft | After dark |
| Saturday, November 14 | 11:07 AM | 6.9 ft | Daylight |
| Date | High tide | Height | Light |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, November 25 | 8:05 AM | 8.6 ft | Daylight |
| Thursday, November 26 | 8:59 AM | 8.6 ft | Daylight |
| Tuesday, November 24 | 7:14 AM | 8.5 ft | Daylight |
| Friday, November 27 | 9:55 AM | 8.4 ft | Daylight |
| Monday, November 23 | 6:23 AM | 8.3 ft | After dark |
Highest high tide of each day, top five. Heights in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
Every beach around Hilton Head is public from the ocean up to the high-water mark, the island’s visitor site says. Near the top of a high tide the water reaches close to that line, so the dry sand left below the dunes narrows. Rising water also fills the low spots that islanders call follies: a stretch you walked across at low tide can be hard or impossible to pass on the way back. Check the next high tide before heading far down the beach.
About the Hilton Head tide station
As a subordinate station, Braddock Point gets its tides from Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance: NOAA moves the highs 5 minutes later and the lows 2 minutes earlier, and scales high tide heights to 98 percent while keeping low tide heights as they are.
The highs and lows on this page are NOAA's; the curves between them are drawn with cosine interpolation.
The station is on Hilton Head Island itself, about 8 km west of the point this page uses for the beach, so beach times and heights can differ slightly.
Because each tide slips about 52 minutes a day, 7 of the 53 days loaded (November 9 to December 31) show only three tides.
Braddock Point sits at the southwest tip of the island. NOAA’s other prediction point on Hilton Head’s ocean side, Port Royal Plantation, lies at the north end of the Atlantic beach, on the Port Royal Sound side. Set side by side for the 30 days from October 21, 2026, the two points agreed on timing within 9 minutes, but Port Royal Plantation’s high tides came in about 0.7 ft lower. Expect the high tide heights on this page to fit the south end of the beach best; toward Port Royal Sound, high tides can top out lower than shown. Across the state line, NOAA’s point at Tybee Light on Georgia’s ocean beach ran 10 to 15 minutes ahead of Braddock Point at almost the same heights.
Inside the island the tide keeps a later clock. NOAA’s offsets put high tide at its Calibogue Cay point on Broad Creek about 15 minutes after Braddock Point, and at its Broad Creek point about 28 minutes after. If you launch a kayak or a boat from the creek side rather than the beach, add that delay to the high tide times above.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| NOAA station | Braddock Point, Hilton Head Island |
| Station ID | 8669625 |
| Type | Subordinate |
| Reference | Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance (8670870) |
| High tide offset | +5 min, height ×0.98 |
| Low tide offset | −2 min, height ×1.00 |
| Distance | 8 km west |
| Curve | Cosine interpolation |
| Datum | MLLW, feet |
Distance in a straight line from the point this page uses for Hilton Head Island (32.14° N, 80.75° W).
Common questions about Hilton Head tides
When is high tide on Hilton Head today?
On Monday, November 9, high tide on Hilton Head Island is at 7:51 AM (8.1 ft) and 8:01 PM (7.0 ft). The higher one is at 7:51 AM.
When is low tide on Hilton Head?
As of Monday, November 9, the next low tide on Hilton Head Island is Tuesday, November 10 at 2:08 AM, 0.5 ft. The one after that is Tuesday, November 10 at 2:52 PM, 0.6 ft. Hilton Head Island has two low tides on each of the next 7 days.