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Know the tide.

Southeast

Little Back River

Hwy. 17, Back River, S.C. · South Carolina · NOAA station 8669415 · Tide predictions

· Eastern Time · Feet / MLLW (mean lower low water)

32.1650, -81.1300

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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time

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2027 tide extremes for this station

Highest predicted high tide: 9.8 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 11:04 AM

Lowest predicted low tide: -2.1 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 4:03 AM

Biggest single-day swing: 11.2 ft on Sat Jan 23

Best daytime minus tides of 2027
DateLow tideHeight
Sun Jan 245:26 PM-1.6 ft
Sat Jan 234:39 PM-1.6 ft
Sun Feb 214:15 PM-1.6 ft
Mon Feb 224:59 PM-1.5 ft
Mon Jan 256:11 PM-1.4 ft
Sat Feb 203:28 PM-1.4 ft
Fri Jan 223:50 PM-1.4 ft
Tue Feb 235:42 PM-1.3 ft
Mon Jul 55:43 PM-1.2 ft
Tue Aug 35:28 PM-1.2 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 Little Back River, Hwy. 17, Back River, S.C. from the Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance station: high tides about 1.10× the height, 88 min later; low tides about 1.14× the height, 101 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.

Diurnal range8.2 ft
Mean range7.6 ft
RegionSoutheast
NOAA chart11514
Station since1980