Southeast
Distant Island
Cowen Creek · South Carolina · NOAA station 8668282 · Tide predictions
32.3783, -80.6333
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Fripp Nearshore, SC (FRP2) buoy · 15 mi SE · Station 41033
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Nearby tide stations
- Cowen Creek, Rt. 21 bridge · 1.7 mi NE
- Capers Creek, Cowen Creek, St. Helena Island · 1.7 mi E
- Distant Island Creek, upper end, Cowen Creek · 2.0 mi NW
- Parris Island, Marine Corps Recruit Depot · 2.8 mi SW
- Station Creek, County Landing · 4.1 mi SE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 9.4 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 10:19 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.9 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:49 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 10.7 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 4:12 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 3:25 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 3:01 PM | -1.5 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 3:45 PM | -1.4 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:57 PM | -1.3 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 2:14 PM | -1.3 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:36 PM | -1.3 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 4:28 PM | -1.2 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 4:29 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Tue Aug 3 | 4:14 PM | -1.1 ft |
230 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for Distant Island, Cowen Creek from the Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance station: high tides about 1.06× the height, 43 min later; low tides about 1.05× the height, 27 min later.
Georgia and the Carolinas run the biggest ranges on the Southeast coast — 7 to 10 ft through marsh creeks and barrier-island inlets that rearrange themselves with every storm.