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Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance tide chart

South Carolina · near Murrells Inlet (2 mi) · NOAA station 8661609 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:20 AM · 0.3 ft9:07 AM · 5.5 ft3:50 PM · 0.4 ft9:17 PM · 4.7 ft5.5 ft
  • Low 3:20 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 9:07 AM 5.5 ft
  • Low 3:50 PM 0.4 ft
  • High 9:17 PM 4.7 ft

Sunrise 7:18 AM · Sunset 6:49 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance
91Excellent

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 6:00 PM–8:00 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 Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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    • 162.500 MHz WX6 WNG628, Georgetown, SC (16 mi)
    • 162.400 MHz WX2 KEC95, Aynor, SC (29 mi)

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    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
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    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 3:20 AM 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM 5.5 ftL 3:50 PM 0.4 ftH 9:17 PM 4.7 ft7:18 AM / 6:49 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 3:58 AM 0.4 ftH 9:46 AM 5.4 ftL 4:32 PM 0.6 ftH 9:56 PM 4.5 ft7:19 AM / 6:47 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 4:35 AM 0.6 ftH 10:25 AM 5.2 ftL 5:13 PM 0.8 ftH 10:36 PM 4.2 ft7:20 AM / 6:46 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 5:13 AM 0.8 ftH 11:07 AM 5.0 ftL 5:54 PM 1.0 ftH 11:18 PM 4.0 ft7:20 AM / 6:45 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 5:52 AM 1.1 ftH 11:54 AM 4.8 ftL 6:37 PM 1.3 ft7:21 AM / 6:44 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 12:06 AM 3.8 ftL 6:34 AM 1.3 ftH 12:47 PM 4.5 ftL 7:23 PM 1.5 ft7:22 AM / 6:42 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 1:01 AM 3.6 ftL 7:20 AM 1.4 ftH 1:42 PM 4.4 ftL 8:14 PM 1.6 ft7:23 AM / 6:41 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance

    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 1191 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 6:00 PM–8:00 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 1278 · Excellent7:00 PM–8:00 PM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:14 AM–3:14 AM, 1:38 PM–3:38 PM8:55 AM–9:55 AM, 7:15 PM–8:15 PM
    Tue Oct 1359 · 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 1443 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:50 AM–4:50 AM, 3:16 PM–5:16 PM10:54 AM–11:54 AM, 8:35 PM–9:35 PM
    Thu Oct 1532 · Slow3:41 AM–5:41 AM, 4:06 PM–6:06 PM11:49 AM–12:49 PM, 9:23 PM–10:23 PM
    Fri Oct 1636 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:32 AM–6:32 AM, 4:57 PM–6:57 PM12:39 PM–1:39 PM, 10:17 PM–11:17 PM
    Sat Oct 1739 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:22 AM–7:22 AM, 5:47 PM–7:47 PM1:23 PM–2:23 PM, 11:14 PM–12:14 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 3:50 PM on Sunday, October 11
    2. 0.6 ft at 4:32 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.6 ft at 1:50 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.8 ft at 5:13 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.8 ft at 1:01 PM on Friday, October 23
    6. 1.0 ft at 5:54 PM on Wednesday, October 14

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 3:20 AM 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM 5.5 ftL 3:50 PM 0.4 ftH 9:17 PM 4.7 ft7:18 AM / 6:49 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 3:58 AM 0.4 ftH 9:46 AM 5.4 ftL 4:32 PM 0.6 ftH 9:56 PM 4.5 ft7:19 AM / 6:47 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 4:35 AM 0.6 ftH 10:25 AM 5.2 ftL 5:13 PM 0.8 ftH 10:36 PM 4.2 ft7:20 AM / 6:46 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 5:13 AM 0.8 ftH 11:07 AM 5.0 ftL 5:54 PM 1.0 ftH 11:18 PM 4.0 ft7:20 AM / 6:45 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 5:52 AM 1.1 ftH 11:54 AM 4.8 ftL 6:37 PM 1.3 ft7:21 AM / 6:44 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 12:06 AM 3.8 ftL 6:34 AM 1.3 ftH 12:47 PM 4.5 ftL 7:23 PM 1.5 ft7:22 AM / 6:42 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 1:01 AM 3.6 ftL 7:20 AM 1.4 ftH 1:42 PM 4.4 ftL 8:14 PM 1.6 ft7:23 AM / 6:41 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 1:55 AM 3.6 ftL 8:12 AM 1.5 ftH 2:35 PM 4.4 ftL 9:10 PM 1.7 ft7:24 AM / 6:40 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 2:49 AM 3.6 ftL 9:11 AM 1.6 ftH 3:25 PM 4.4 ftL 10:10 PM 1.6 ft7:24 AM / 6:39 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 3:41 AM 3.8 ftL 10:17 AM 1.5 ftH 4:15 PM 4.4 ftL 11:05 PM 1.4 ft7:25 AM / 6:38 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 4:32 AM 4.0 ftL 11:19 AM 1.4 ftH 5:03 PM 4.5 ftL 11:52 PM 1.1 ft7:26 AM / 6:37 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 5:23 AM 4.3 ftL 12:12 PM 1.1 ftH 5:50 PM 4.6 ft7:27 AM / 6:35 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 12:35 AM 0.7 ftH 6:10 AM 4.7 ftL 1:01 PM 0.8 ftH 6:36 PM 4.7 ft7:28 AM / 6:34 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 1:17 AM 0.4 ftH 6:57 AM 5.1 ftL 1:50 PM 0.6 ftH 7:22 PM 4.8 ft7:29 AM / 6:33 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 1:59 AM 0.2 ftH 7:42 AM 5.4 ftL 2:39 PM 0.4 ftH 8:07 PM 4.9 ft7:29 AM / 6:32 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 2:43 AM 0.0 ftH 8:27 AM 5.7 ftL 3:28 PM 0.2 ftH 8:53 PM 4.8 ft7:30 AM / 6:31 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 3:29 AM -0.1 ftH 9:14 AM 5.8 ftL 4:19 PM 0.2 ftH 9:41 PM 4.7 ft7:31 AM / 6:30 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 4:17 AM -0.1 ftH 10:02 AM 5.8 ftL 5:10 PM 0.3 ftH 10:32 PM 4.6 ft7:32 AM / 6:29 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 5:07 AM 0.0 ftH 10:55 AM 5.7 ftL 6:04 PM 0.4 ftH 11:29 PM 4.4 ft7:33 AM / 6:28 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 6:01 AM 0.1 ftH 11:56 AM 5.5 ftL 7:01 PM 0.6 ft7:34 AM / 6:27 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 12:35 AM 4.2 ftL 6:58 AM 0.3 ftH 1:02 PM 5.2 ftL 8:03 PM 0.8 ft7:35 AM / 6:26 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:42 AM 4.2 ftL 7:01 AM 0.6 ftH 1:07 PM 5.1 ftL 8:09 PM 0.9 ft6:35 AM / 5:25 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 1:47 AM 4.3 ftL 8:10 AM 0.7 ftH 2:09 PM 4.9 ftL 9:16 PM 0.8 ft6:36 AM / 5:24 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 2:48 AM 4.5 ftL 9:23 AM 0.8 ftH 3:08 PM 4.8 ftL 10:16 PM 0.7 ft6:37 AM / 5:23 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 3:47 AM 4.7 ftL 10:30 AM 0.7 ftH 4:04 PM 4.7 ftL 11:06 PM 0.5 ft6:38 AM / 5:23 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 4:42 AM 4.9 ftL 11:27 AM 0.6 ftH 4:57 PM 4.6 ftL 11:50 PM 0.4 ft6:39 AM / 5:22 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 5:33 AM 5.1 ftL 12:17 PM 0.5 ftH 5:46 PM 4.5 ft6:40 AM / 5:21 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 12:31 AM 0.3 ftH 6:19 AM 5.2 ftL 1:04 PM 0.5 ftH 6:31 PM 4.4 ft6:41 AM / 5:20 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 1:11 AM 0.3 ftH 7:02 AM 5.3 ftL 1:48 PM 0.5 ftH 7:13 PM 4.4 ft6:42 AM / 5:19 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:50 AM 0.4 ftH 7:42 AM 5.3 ftL 2:29 PM 0.5 ftH 7:53 PM 4.3 ft6:43 AM / 5:19 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 2:28 AM 0.5 ftH 8:20 AM 5.2 ftL 3:09 PM 0.6 ftH 8:31 PM 4.1 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 Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance

    Beaches

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    Marinas

    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance

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

    • Common Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurusSalt water · 30 records
    • Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 8 records
    • Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 8 records
    • Least Killifish Heterandria formosaBrackish water · 6 records
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 6 records
    • Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 6 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 6 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 5 records
    • Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinusSalt water · 5 records
    • Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tauSalt water · 4 records
    • Feather Blenny Hypsoblennius hentzSalt water · 4 records
    • Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilisSalt water · 4 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 4 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 4 records
    • Striped Blenny Chasmodes bosquianusSalt water · 4 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 4 records
    • Planehead Filefish Stephanolepis hispidusSalt water · 4 records
    • Sargassumfish Histrio histrioSalt water · 4 records
    • Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasusSalt water · 4 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 4 records
    • Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscusSalt water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovaeSalt water · 3 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 3 records
    • Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 3 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 2 records
    Fresh water nearby · 12 species

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

    • Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiformeFresh water · 20 records
    • Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotusFresh water · 6 records
    • Coastal Shiner Notropis petersoniFresh water · 5 records
    • Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosusFresh water · 5 records
    • Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanusFresh water · 5 records
    • Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucettaFresh water · 4 records
    • Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatumFresh water · 4 records
    • Flier Centrarchus macropterusFresh water · 4 records
    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 3 records
    • Swampfish Chologaster cornutaFresh water · 3 records
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 2 records
    • Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodeiFresh 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 Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance

    Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance 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 4.0 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 5.9 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (5.2 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 2.8 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 3:29 AM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 3 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 5.8 ft at 9:14 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.

    Station details

    Reference station: Springmaid Pier, Myrtle beach.

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