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Garden City Bridge, Main Creek tide chart

South Carolina · near Garden City (1 mi) · NOAA station 8661419 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM4:23 AM · 0.3 ft9:53 AM · 5.3 ft4:52 PM · 0.4 ft10:09 PM · 4.7 ft5.3 ft
  • Low 4:23 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 9:53 AM 5.3 ft
  • Low 4:52 PM 0.4 ft
  • High 10:09 PM 4.7 ft

Sunrise 7:18 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek
96Excellent

Best times

1:00 AM–2:00 AM and 1:00 PM–2:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Red drum (redfish) In seasonFlooded grass on high tide; creek mouths on the falling tide
    • Spotted seatrout In seasonMoving water around oyster bars, dawn and dusk
    • Southern flounder In seasonCreek mouths on the outgoing tide
    • Black drum In seasonBottom baits near structure
    • King mackerel In seasonNearshore and piers when water is warm

    General seasonal guide for Southeast. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 4:23 AM 0.3 ftH 9:53 AM 5.3 ftL 4:52 PM 0.4 ftH 10:09 PM 4.7 ft7:18 AM / 6:48 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 5:00 AM 0.3 ftH 10:34 AM 5.3 ftL 5:33 PM 0.6 ftH 10:49 PM 4.5 ft7:19 AM / 6:47 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 5:35 AM 0.4 ftH 11:14 AM 5.2 ftL 6:11 PM 0.7 ftH 11:29 PM 4.4 ft7:20 AM / 6:46 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 6:08 AM 0.6 ftH 11:55 AM 5.0 ftL 6:48 PM 0.9 ft7:20 AM / 6:45 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 12:10 AM 4.2 ftL 6:41 AM 0.7 ftH 12:37 PM 4.9 ftL 7:25 PM 1.1 ft7:21 AM / 6:43 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 12:54 AM 4.0 ftL 7:14 AM 0.8 ftH 1:23 PM 4.8 ftL 8:04 PM 1.2 ft7:22 AM / 6:42 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:42 AM 3.8 ftL 7:52 AM 0.9 ftH 2:12 PM 4.6 ftL 8:47 PM 1.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:41 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1196 · Excellent1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM12:28 AM–2:28 AM, 12:51 PM–2:51 PM7:54 AM–8:54 AM, 6:42 PM–7:42 PM
    Mon Oct 1284 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM1:14 AM–3:14 AM, 1:37 PM–3:37 PM8:55 AM–9:55 AM, 7:14 PM–8:14 PM
    Tue Oct 1367 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM2:01 AM–4:01 AM, 2:26 PM–4:26 PM9:55 AM–10:55 AM, 7:52 PM–8:52 PM
    Wed Oct 1454 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:50 AM–4:50 AM, 3:15 PM–5:15 PM10:54 AM–11:54 AM, 8:34 PM–9:34 PM
    Thu Oct 1545 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:41 AM–5:41 AM, 4:06 PM–6:06 PM11:49 AM–12:49 PM, 9:23 PM–10:23 PM
    Fri Oct 1649 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:32 AM–6:32 AM, 4:57 PM–6:57 PM12:39 PM–1:39 PM, 10:16 PM–11:16 PM
    Sat Oct 1751 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:22 AM–7:22 AM, 5:47 PM–7:47 PM1:23 PM–2:23 PM, 11:13 PM–12:13 AM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.4 ft at 4:52 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.6 ft at 5:33 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.7 ft at 2:40 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.7 ft at 6:11 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.8 ft at 1:40 PM on Friday, October 23
    6. 0.9 ft at 7:52 AM on Saturday, October 17

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 4:23 AM 0.3 ftH 9:53 AM 5.3 ftL 4:52 PM 0.4 ftH 10:09 PM 4.7 ft7:18 AM / 6:48 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 5:00 AM 0.3 ftH 10:34 AM 5.3 ftL 5:33 PM 0.6 ftH 10:49 PM 4.5 ft7:19 AM / 6:47 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 5:35 AM 0.4 ftH 11:14 AM 5.2 ftL 6:11 PM 0.7 ftH 11:29 PM 4.4 ft7:20 AM / 6:46 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 6:08 AM 0.6 ftH 11:55 AM 5.0 ftL 6:48 PM 0.9 ft7:20 AM / 6:45 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 12:10 AM 4.2 ftL 6:41 AM 0.7 ftH 12:37 PM 4.9 ftL 7:25 PM 1.1 ft7:21 AM / 6:43 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 12:54 AM 4.0 ftL 7:14 AM 0.8 ftH 1:23 PM 4.8 ftL 8:04 PM 1.2 ft7:22 AM / 6:42 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:42 AM 3.8 ftL 7:52 AM 0.9 ftH 2:12 PM 4.6 ftL 8:47 PM 1.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:41 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 2:32 AM 3.8 ftL 8:36 AM 0.9 ftH 3:02 PM 4.6 ftL 9:36 PM 1.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:40 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:24 AM 3.8 ftL 9:28 AM 1.0 ftH 3:53 PM 4.6 ftL 10:31 PM 1.3 ft7:24 AM / 6:39 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 4:17 AM 3.9 ftL 10:30 AM 1.0 ftH 4:44 PM 4.6 ftL 11:28 PM 1.1 ft7:25 AM / 6:38 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:09 AM 4.1 ftL 11:37 AM 1.0 ftH 5:35 PM 4.6 ft7:26 AM / 6:36 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:21 AM 1.0 ftH 6:01 AM 4.3 ftL 12:40 PM 0.9 ftH 6:25 PM 4.6 ft7:27 AM / 6:35 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 1:10 AM 0.8 ftH 6:51 AM 4.6 ftL 1:40 PM 0.8 ftH 7:15 PM 4.6 ft7:28 AM / 6:34 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 2:00 AM 0.6 ftH 7:40 AM 4.9 ftL 2:40 PM 0.7 ftH 8:03 PM 4.5 ft7:28 AM / 6:33 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 2:50 AM 0.5 ftH 8:29 AM 5.2 ftL 3:38 PM 0.6 ftH 8:51 PM 4.5 ft7:29 AM / 6:32 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 3:40 AM 0.4 ftH 9:17 AM 5.4 ftL 4:34 PM 0.6 ftH 9:39 PM 4.4 ft7:30 AM / 6:31 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 4:30 AM 0.3 ftH 10:04 AM 5.5 ftL 5:28 PM 0.6 ftH 10:26 PM 4.3 ft7:31 AM / 6:30 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 5:20 AM 0.3 ftH 10:53 AM 5.5 ftL 6:21 PM 0.6 ftH 11:15 PM 4.1 ft7:32 AM / 6:29 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 6:10 AM 0.3 ftH 11:44 AM 5.3 ftL 7:14 PM 0.7 ft7:33 AM / 6:28 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 12:09 AM 3.9 ftL 7:03 AM 0.4 ftH 12:40 PM 5.1 ftL 8:09 PM 0.8 ft7:34 AM / 6:27 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 1:11 AM 3.8 ftL 7:59 AM 0.6 ftH 1:43 PM 4.9 ftL 9:06 PM 0.9 ft7:35 AM / 6:26 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:18 AM 3.8 ftL 8:01 AM 0.7 ftH 1:48 PM 4.7 ftL 9:06 PM 0.9 ft6:35 AM / 5:25 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:24 AM 3.9 ftL 9:07 AM 0.8 ftH 2:51 PM 4.6 ftL 10:07 PM 0.8 ft6:36 AM / 5:24 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:27 AM 4.1 ftL 10:15 AM 0.7 ftH 3:51 PM 4.6 ftL 11:03 PM 0.6 ft6:37 AM / 5:23 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 4:27 AM 4.4 ftL 11:17 AM 0.6 ftH 4:47 PM 4.5 ftL 11:53 PM 0.4 ft6:38 AM / 5:22 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 5:21 AM 4.7 ftL 12:14 PM 0.5 ftH 5:39 PM 4.5 ft6:39 AM / 5:21 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 12:39 AM 0.3 ftH 6:12 AM 4.9 ftL 1:06 PM 0.4 ftH 6:28 PM 4.5 ft6:40 AM / 5:21 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 1:23 AM 0.2 ftH 7:00 AM 5.1 ftL 1:56 PM 0.4 ftH 7:15 PM 4.5 ft6:41 AM / 5:20 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 2:06 AM 0.2 ftH 7:45 AM 5.2 ftL 2:43 PM 0.4 ftH 8:00 PM 4.4 ft6:42 AM / 5:19 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 2:47 AM 0.2 ftH 8:27 AM 5.2 ftL 3:27 PM 0.4 ftH 8:42 PM 4.3 ft6:43 AM / 5:18 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 3:25 AM 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM 5.2 ftL 4:07 PM 0.5 ftH 9:22 PM 4.2 ft6:44 AM / 5:18 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

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    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

    34 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Common Dolphinfish, Mummichog, Eastern Mosquitofish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Common Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurusSalt water · 8 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 8 records
    • Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 5 records
    • Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinusSalt water · 5 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 5 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 4 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 4 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 4 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 4 records
    • Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 3 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 3 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 3 records
    • White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 3 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovaeSalt water · 3 records
    • Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 3 records
    • Striped Killifish Fundulus majalisSalt water · 3 records
    • Striped Blenny Chasmodes bosquianusSalt water · 3 records
    • Planehead Filefish Stephanolepis hispidusSalt water · 3 records
    • Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseusBrackish water · 2 records
    • Least Killifish Heterandria formosaBrackish water · 2 records
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 2 records
    • Yellow Sea Chub Kyphosus incisorSalt water · 2 records
    • Speckled Hind Epinephelus drummondhayiSalt water · 2 records
    • Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 2 records
    • Cobia Rachycentron canadumSalt water · 2 records
    • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 2 records
    • Feather Blenny Hypsoblennius hentzSalt water · 2 records
    • Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralisSalt water · 2 records
    • Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscusSalt water · 2 records
    • Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 2 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 2 records
    Fresh water nearby · 6 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 4 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 3 records
    • Flier Centrarchus macropterusFresh water · 3 records
    • Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucettaFresh water · 2 records
    • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 2 records
    • Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosusFresh water · 2 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Garden City Bridge, Main Creek

    Garden City Bridge, Main Creek gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 3.9 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 5.2 ft, and again around Monday, November 9 (5.0 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Tuesday, October 20, with only 3.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.2 ft at 2:06 AM on Sunday, November 8.

    The highest predicted tide is 5.5 ft at 10:04 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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