How’s the Tide

South Carolina

How's the tide at Fripp Island today?

High water today at 5:09 am (5.7 ft) and 5:49 pm (7.2 ft). Low water at 11:21 am (-0.2 ft).

Times are local to Fripp Island (America/New_York). Heights are feet above MLLW.

Fripp Island tide chart — next seven days

Today — Sunday, August 9

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High5:09 am5.7 ft
Low11:21 am-0.2 ft
High5:49 pm7.2 ft

Three turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.

Monday, August 10

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low12:17 am0.4 ft
High6:13 am6.0 ft
Low12:21 pm-0.4 ft
High6:48 pm7.5 ft

Tuesday, August 11

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low1:13 am0.1 ft
High7:12 am6.3 ft
Low1:19 pm-0.7 ft
High7:42 pm7.7 ft

Wednesday, August 12

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low2:05 am-0.2 ft
High8:05 am6.6 ft
Low2:14 pm-0.8 ft
High8:31 pm7.7 ft

Thursday, August 13

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low2:54 am-0.3 ft
High8:57 am6.8 ft
Low3:06 pm-0.7 ft
High9:19 pm7.6 ft

Friday, August 14

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low3:40 am-0.4 ft
High9:47 am6.9 ft
Low3:56 pm-0.5 ft
High10:05 pm7.3 ft

Saturday, August 15

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low4:24 am-0.3 ft
High10:37 am6.8 ft
Low4:43 pm-0.2 ft
High10:50 pm6.9 ft

Fripp Island tides — month by month

Every high and low water for August 2026 and September 2026.

Fripp Island tide calendar — August 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Sat10:18 am (5.9), 10:39 pm (6.4)4:22 am (0.2), 4:28 pm (0.4)
2 Sun11:02 am (6.0), 11:19 pm (6.2)5:00 am (0.2), 5:11 pm (0.5)
3 Mon11:49 am (6.1)5:40 am (0.2), 5:58 pm (0.7)
4 Tue12:06 am (5.9), 12:42 pm (6.2)6:23 am (0.2), 6:52 pm (0.9)
5 Wed12:59 am (5.7), 1:39 pm (6.4)7:14 am (0.3), 7:54 pm (1.1)
6 Thu1:56 am (5.6), 2:38 pm (6.5)8:11 am (0.3), 9:02 pm (1.1)
7 Fri2:57 am (5.5), 3:40 pm (6.7)9:14 am (0.2), 10:11 pm (1.0)
8 Sat4:02 am (5.5), 4:45 pm (7.0)10:18 am (0.1), 11:17 pm (0.7)
9 Sun · today5:09 am (5.7), 5:49 pm (7.2)11:21 am (-0.2)
10 Mon6:13 am (6.0), 6:48 pm (7.5)12:17 am (0.4), 12:21 pm (-0.4)
11 Tue7:12 am (6.3), 7:42 pm (7.7)1:13 am (0.1), 1:19 pm (-0.7)
12 Wed8:05 am (6.6), 8:31 pm (7.7)2:05 am (-0.2), 2:14 pm (-0.8)
13 Thu8:57 am (6.8), 9:19 pm (7.6)2:54 am (-0.3), 3:06 pm (-0.7)
14 Fri9:47 am (6.9), 10:05 pm (7.3)3:40 am (-0.4), 3:56 pm (-0.5)
15 Sat10:37 am (6.8), 10:50 pm (6.9)4:24 am (-0.3), 4:43 pm (-0.2)
16 Sun11:26 am (6.7), 11:35 pm (6.4)5:05 am (-0.1), 5:30 pm (0.3)
17 Mon12:16 pm (6.5)5:45 am (0.2), 6:17 pm (0.8)
18 Tue12:22 am (6.0), 1:06 pm (6.3)6:26 am (0.6), 7:08 pm (1.2)
19 Wed1:10 am (5.6), 1:56 pm (6.1)7:11 am (0.9), 8:04 pm (1.6)
20 Thu1:59 am (5.3), 2:46 pm (6.0)8:00 am (1.2), 9:04 pm (1.7)
21 Fri2:49 am (5.1), 3:37 pm (5.9)8:55 am (1.4), 10:03 pm (1.8)
22 Sat3:42 am (5.1), 4:31 pm (5.9)9:51 am (1.4), 10:57 pm (1.7)
23 Sun4:37 am (5.1), 5:25 pm (6.1)10:46 am (1.3), 11:47 pm (1.5)
24 Mon5:32 am (5.3), 6:15 pm (6.3)11:38 am (1.1)
25 Tue6:23 am (5.6), 7:00 pm (6.5)12:31 am (1.2), 12:26 pm (0.8)
26 Wed7:09 am (5.9), 7:41 pm (6.7)1:14 am (0.9), 1:12 pm (0.6)
27 Thu7:51 am (6.1), 8:20 pm (6.8)1:54 am (0.7), 1:57 pm (0.4)
28 Fri8:32 am (6.4), 8:57 pm (6.8)2:34 am (0.4), 2:42 pm (0.3)
29 Sat9:12 am (6.6), 9:35 pm (6.8)3:14 am (0.2), 3:26 pm (0.3)
30 Sun9:54 am (6.7), 10:14 pm (6.6)3:53 am (0.1), 4:10 pm (0.3)
31 Mon10:38 am (6.8), 10:58 pm (6.3)4:32 am (0.1), 4:56 pm (0.4)

Times local to Fripp Island, heights in feet above MLLW.

Fripp Island tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue11:26 am (6.8), 11:47 pm (6.0)5:14 am (0.1), 5:44 pm (0.7)
2 Wed12:21 pm (6.8)6:00 am (0.3), 6:38 pm (0.9)
3 Thu12:44 am (5.8), 1:21 pm (6.8)6:52 am (0.4), 7:40 pm (1.2)
4 Fri1:46 am (5.6), 2:24 pm (6.8)7:52 am (0.6), 8:49 pm (1.3)
5 Sat2:49 am (5.6), 3:28 pm (6.9)8:59 am (0.6), 9:59 pm (1.2)
6 Sun3:54 am (5.7), 4:33 pm (7.0)10:07 am (0.4), 11:04 pm (0.9)
7 Mon5:00 am (6.0), 5:36 pm (7.2)11:11 am (0.2)
8 Tue6:03 am (6.3), 6:33 pm (7.4)12:02 am (0.6), 12:11 pm (-0.1)
9 Wed6:59 am (6.7), 7:23 pm (7.5)12:54 am (0.3), 1:06 pm (-0.3)
10 Thu7:49 am (7.0), 8:09 pm (7.5)1:42 am (0.1), 1:59 pm (-0.3)
11 Fri8:37 am (7.2), 8:53 pm (7.3)2:28 am (-0.1), 2:48 pm (-0.3)
12 Sat9:22 am (7.3), 9:34 pm (7.0)3:11 am (-0.1), 3:35 pm (-0.1)
13 Sun10:07 am (7.2), 10:16 pm (6.7)3:51 am (0.0), 4:20 pm (0.2)
14 Mon10:51 am (7.0), 10:58 pm (6.3)4:29 am (0.2), 5:02 pm (0.6)
15 Tue11:35 am (6.7), 11:43 pm (5.9)5:06 am (0.5), 5:45 pm (1.0)
16 Wed12:22 pm (6.4)5:44 am (0.9), 6:29 pm (1.4)
17 Thu12:30 am (5.6), 1:11 pm (6.1)6:24 am (1.3), 7:19 pm (1.8)
18 Fri1:20 am (5.3), 2:02 pm (6.0)7:11 am (1.5), 8:16 pm (2.0)
19 Sat2:12 am (5.2), 2:55 pm (5.9)8:06 am (1.7), 9:15 pm (2.0)
20 Sun3:06 am (5.2), 3:48 pm (6.0)9:07 am (1.7), 10:12 pm (1.9)
21 Mon4:00 am (5.3), 4:43 pm (6.1)10:08 am (1.6), 11:04 pm (1.7)
22 Tue4:56 am (5.6), 5:36 pm (6.3)11:04 am (1.3), 11:51 pm (1.3)
23 Wed5:50 am (5.9), 6:23 pm (6.6)11:56 am (1.0)
24 Thu6:38 am (6.3), 7:07 pm (6.8)12:35 am (1.0), 12:45 pm (0.7)
25 Fri7:22 am (6.7), 7:48 pm (6.9)1:17 am (0.6), 1:32 pm (0.5)
26 Sat8:05 am (7.1), 8:28 pm (6.9)1:59 am (0.3), 2:19 pm (0.3)
27 Sun8:47 am (7.3), 9:09 pm (6.9)2:41 am (0.1), 3:07 pm (0.2)
28 Mon9:30 am (7.5), 9:52 pm (6.7)3:23 am (0.0), 3:54 pm (0.2)
29 Tue10:16 am (7.5), 10:40 pm (6.4)4:07 am (0.0), 4:42 pm (0.4)
30 Wed11:08 am (7.4), 11:34 pm (6.1)4:52 am (0.1), 5:32 pm (0.6)

Times local to Fripp Island, heights in feet above MLLW.

Wind and weather at Fripp Island

Seven days from the National Weather Service forecast for this stretch of coast. Each row is the range across the whole day, not a reading for one moment.

DayWindGustsAirSkyRain
Today3–7 kn S13 kn79–87 °FPartly cloudy37 %
Mon, August 105–10 kn SSW17 kn80–89 °FPartly cloudy18 %
Tue, August 117–10 kn SW17 kn81–92 °FMostly sunny17 %
Wed, August 127–10 kn SW18 kn81–93 °FMostly sunny7 %
Thu, August 138–13 kn W19 kn81–91 °FMostly sunny7 %
Fri, August 148–12 kn WSW18 kn83–90 °FMostly sunny25 %
Sat, August 156–9 kn S16 kn82–89 °FMostly sunny31 %

Source: NOAA National Weather Service, forecast office CHS. Public domain. Wind in knots, from the direction given. The forecast grid for this place carries no wave heights, so none are shown.

Boating, beach and fishing at Fripp Island

The same forecast as above, read for three things people do here. Each verdict names what decided it.

DayBoatingBeachFishing
TodayGoodwind 7 kn or lessFair37% chance of rainGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Mon, August 10Goodwind 10 kn or lessGood89 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Tue, August 11Goodwind 10 kn or lessGood92 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Wed, August 12Goodwind 10 kn or lessGood93 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Thu, August 13Goodwind 13 kn or lessGood91 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Fri, August 14Goodwind 12 kn or lessGood90 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sat, August 15Goodwind 9 kn or lessFair31% chance of rainGoodlight wind, major window in daylight

Boating turns to Poor at the National Weather Service small craft threshold — sustained wind of 22 kn, gusts of 26 kn, or seas of 5 ft — and to Fair at 15 kn or 3 ft. Beach weighs air temperature, chance of rain and wind.Fishing asks whether the day is fishable at all and whether a solunar major window falls in daylight; it is not a prediction of what will bite. None of this replaces the marine forecast before you go out.

Sun and moon

Today

Sunrise 6:42 am · Sunset 8:12 pm
Moon 13% lit, waning

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:42 am · Sunset 8:11 pm
Moon 6% lit, waning

Solunar windows for Fripp Island

The moon pulls hardest when it is directly overhead or on the far side of the earth — the two major windows of about two hours. The shorter minor windows sit around moonrise and moonset. Anglers use them to pick a time on the water; they are computed from the moon's position, not measured.

Today — Sunday, August 9

  • Minor2:19 am – 3:19 amMoonrise
  • Major9:27 am – 11:27 amMoon overhead
  • Minor5:32 pm – 6:32 pmMoonset
  • Major10:00 pm – 12:00 am (next day)Moon underfoot

Monday, August 10

  • Minor3:30 am – 4:30 amMoonrise
  • Major10:31 am – 12:31 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor6:26 pm – 7:26 pmMoonset

Times are local to Fripp Island (America/New_York).

Questions about Fripp Island tides

Answered from the same NOAA predictions as the table above. Where this page has no basis for an answer, there is no entry.

What time is high tide in Fripp Island today?
High water at 5:09 am (5.7 ft) and 5:49 pm (7.2 ft), local time in Fripp Island. Heights are feet above MLLW. Because the tide runs on the moon rather than the clock, each turn falls roughly 50 minutes later tomorrow — the seven-day table above carries the shift.
What time is low tide in Fripp Island today?
Low water at 11:21 am (-0.2 ft), local time in Fripp Island. A height below zero is a minus tide: the water falls further than MLLW, the level the heights are counted from.
How many tides does Fripp Island get in a day?
Two high waters and two low waters on most days, a little over six hours apart. Over the seven days on this page that comes to 14 high waters and 13 low waters. Where a date shows only three turns, the fourth has slipped past midnight and is listed under the following day.
What is the tidal range at Fripp Island?
About 7.4 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between -0.8 and 7.7 ft — a span of about 8.5 ft. The range is widest around new and full moon and narrowest at the quarters, so it changes from week to week.
Which tide station do these Fripp Island tide times come from?
NOAA station 8668498 — a reference station, about 2.9 km from the centre of Fripp Island. Fripps Inlet at the Hunting Island bridge. A reference station has its own long-running record, which is the strongest basis NOAA publishes. The predictions here are NOAA's, unchanged.
What time zone are the Fripp Island tide times in?
Every time on this page is clock time in Fripp Island — the America/New_York zone, daylight saving already applied. Nothing has to be converted, and no time is shown in UTC except the retrieval stamp at the foot of the page.
When are the solunar windows at Fripp Island today?
The major windows run 9:27 am to 11:27 am and 10:00 pm to 12:00 am, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over Fripp Island, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 13% lit and waning.
How far ahead does this Fripp Island tide chart go?
Seven days in the table, and every high and low water for August 2026 and September 2026 in the calendar below it. The page is rebuilt every morning, so the first day is always today.

Nearby tide charts

Where these times come from

Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 8668498, Fripps Inlet (reference station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Distance
2.9 km from the centre of Fripp Island
Retrieved
Aug 9, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC
Licence
Public domain (US federal government data). NOS requests that attribution be given whenever NOS material is reproduced and re-disseminated.

Fripps Inlet at the Hunting Island bridge.

Predictions are issued by NOAA. The official NOAA data are authoritative. Not for navigation. Check the official NOAA station page before you rely on these times on the water.