Charleston Tides February 2023 | Tide Charts & Tables | Cooper River, SC

Charleston Tide Chart for (Wed) February 1, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 1st, the sunrise is 7:14am-5:52pm and the tide times are H 4:44am 5'0" L 11:14am 0'6" H 5:04pm 4'2" L 11:07pm 0'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Thu) February 2, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Thursday, February 2, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 2nd, the sunrise is 7:13am-5:53pm and the tide times are H 5:35am 5'2" L 12:01pm 0'5" H 5:53pm 4'3" L 11:55pm 0'0" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Fri) February 3, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Friday, February 3, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 3rd, the sunrise is 7:13am-5:54pm and the tide times are H 6:20am 5'3" L 12:44pm 0'4" H 6:38pm 4'5" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sat) February 4, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Saturday, February 4, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 4th, the sunrise is 7:12am-5:54pm and the tide times are L 12:39am -0'1" H 7:02am 5'4" L 1:24pm 0'3" H 7:20pm 4'6" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sun) February 5, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Sunday, February 5, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 5th, the sunrise is 7:11am-5:55pm and the tide times are L 1:20am -0'1" H 7:41am 5'4" L 2:00pm 0'2" H 8:00pm 4'7" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) February 6, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Monday, February 6, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 6th, the sunrise is 7:10am-5:56pm and the tide times are L 1:58am -0'2" H 8:17am 5'4" L 2:34pm 0'1" H 8:37pm 4'7" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) February 7, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 7th, the sunrise is 7:10am-5:57pm and the tide times are L 2:36am -0'1" H 8:50am 5'3" L 3:06pm 0'1" H 9:11pm 4'8" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Wed) February 8, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 8th, the sunrise is 7:09am-5:58pm and the tide times are L 3:13am -0'0" H 9:21am 5'2" L 3:37pm 0'1" H 9:43pm 4'8" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Thu) February 9, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Thursday, February 9, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 9th, the sunrise is 7:08am-5:59pm and the tide times are L 3:51am 0'0" H 9:52am 5'0" L 4:09pm 0'1" H 10:16pm 4'9" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Fri) February 10, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Friday, February 10, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 10th, the sunrise is 7:07am-6:00pm and the tide times are L 4:32am 0'2" H 10:26am 4'10" L 4:44pm 0'1" H 10:54pm 4'10" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sat) February 11, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Saturday, February 11, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 11th, the sunrise is 7:06am-6:01pm and the tide times are L 5:17am 0'4" H 11:05am 4'8" L 5:25pm 0'1" H 11:38pm 4'11" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sun) February 12, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Sunday, February 12, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 12th, the sunrise is 7:05am-6:02pm and the tide times are L 6:10am 0'5" H 11:52am 4'6" L 6:12pm 0'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) February 13, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Monday, February 13, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 13th, the sunrise is 7:04am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 12:33am 5'0" L 7:10am 0'6" H 12:48pm 4'3" L 7:09pm 0'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) February 14, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 14th, the sunrise is 7:03am-6:04pm and the tide times are H 1:38am 5'1" L 8:18am 0'6" H 1:53pm 4'3" L 8:15pm 0'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Wed) February 15, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 15th, the sunrise is 7:02am-6:04pm and the tide times are H 2:51am 5'3" L 9:28am 0'5" H 3:03pm 4'3" L 9:26pm -0'0" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Thu) February 16, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Thursday, February 16, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 16th, the sunrise is 7:02am-6:05pm and the tide times are H 4:04am 5'6" L 10:33am 0'1" H 4:14pm 4'6" L 10:34pm -0'4" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Fri) February 17, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Friday, February 17, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 17th, the sunrise is 7:01am-6:06pm and the tide times are H 5:11am 5'10" L 11:33am -0'2" H 5:19pm 4'9" L 11:37pm -0'9" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sat) February 18, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Saturday, February 18, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 18th, the sunrise is 6:59am-6:07pm and the tide times are H 6:12am 6'1" L 12:28pm -0'6" H 6:20pm 5'2" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sun) February 19, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Sunday, February 19, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 19th, the sunrise is 6:58am-6:08pm and the tide times are L 12:36am -1'0" H 7:06am 6'4" L 1:19pm -0'9" H 7:16pm 5'6" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) February 20, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Monday, February 20, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 20th, the sunrise is 6:57am-6:09pm and the tide times are L 1:31am -1'2" H 7:58am 6'5" L 2:08pm -1'0" H 8:09pm 5'9" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) February 21, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 21st, the sunrise is 6:56am-6:10pm and the tide times are L 2:23am -1'3" H 8:46am 6'3" L 2:55pm -1'0" H 9:00pm 5'10" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Wed) February 22, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 22nd, the sunrise is 6:55am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 3:15am -1'0" H 9:33am 6'0" L 3:40pm -1'0" H 9:49pm 5'10" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Thu) February 23, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Thursday, February 23, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 23rd, the sunrise is 6:54am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 4:06am -0'9" H 10:19am 5'8" L 4:26pm -0'9" H 10:39pm 5'9" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Fri) February 24, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Friday, February 24, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 24th, the sunrise is 6:53am-6:12pm and the tide times are L 4:58am -0'4" H 11:06am 5'3" L 5:11pm -0'5" H 11:28pm 5'7" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sat) February 25, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Saturday, February 25, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 25th, the sunrise is 6:52am-6:13pm and the tide times are L 5:51am 0'0" H 11:54am 4'9" L 5:59pm -0'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sun) February 26, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Sunday, February 26, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 26th, the sunrise is 6:51am-6:14pm and the tide times are H 12:19am 5'4" L 6:47am 0'5" H 12:46pm 4'5" L 6:49pm 0'2" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) February 27, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Monday, February 27, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 27th, the sunrise is 6:50am-6:15pm and the tide times are H 1:13am 5'1" L 7:47am 0'9" H 1:41pm 4'2" L 7:45pm 0'5" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) February 28, 2023

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Charleston tides for Feb 28th, the sunrise is 6:48am-6:15pm and the tide times are H 2:12am 4'10" L 8:48am 0'11" H 2:40pm 4'0" L 8:44pm 0'7" .

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Charleston Tide Table for February 2023

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
2/1 N/A H 5'0" 4:44AM 4'6" L 0'6" 11:14AM 3'7" H 4'2" 5:04PM 4'0" L 0'1" 11:07PM 5'0" 07:14-17:52 14:13-04:26
2/2 5'0" H 5'2" 5:35AM 4'8" L 0'5" 12:01PM 3'10" H 4'3" 5:53PM 4'3" L 0'0" 11:55PM 5'3" 07:13-17:53 15:04-05:19
2/3 5'3" H 5'3" 6:20AM 4'11" L 0'4" 12:44PM 4'1" H 4'5" 6:38PM 4'6" - - - - 07:13-17:54 15:59-06:08
2/4 4'6" L -0'1" 12:39AM 5'5" H 5'4" 7:02AM 5'1" L 0'3" 1:24PM 4'3" H 4'6" 7:20PM 4'8" 07:12-17:54 16:56-06:50
2/5 4'8" L -0'1" 1:20AM 5'6" H 5'4" 7:41AM 5'2" L 0'2" 2:00PM 4'5" H 4'7" 8:00PM 4'9" 07:11-17:55 17:54-07:27
2/6 4'9" L -0'2" 1:58AM 5'6" H 5'4" 8:17AM 5'3" L 0'1" 2:34PM 4'6" H 4'7" 8:37PM 4'9" 07:10-17:56 18:52-07:59
2/7 4'9" L -0'1" 2:36AM 5'5" H 5'3" 8:50AM 5'2" L 0'1" 3:06PM 4'6" H 4'8" 9:11PM 4'8" 07:10-17:57 19:48-08:28
2/8 4'8" L -0'0" 3:13AM 5'2" H 5'2" 9:21AM 5'1" L 0'1" 3:37PM 4'7" H 4'8" 9:43PM 4'7" 07:09-17:58 20:45-08:54
2/9 4'7" L 0'0" 3:51AM 4'11" H 5'0" 9:52AM 4'11" L 0'1" 4:09PM 4'8" H 4'9" 10:16PM 4'6" 07:08-17:59 21:41-09:20
2/10 4'6" L 0'2" 4:32AM 4'8" H 4'10" 10:26AM 4'9" L 0'1" 4:44PM 4'8" H 4'10" 10:54PM 4'6" 07:07-18:00 22:39-09:45
2/11 4'6" L 0'4" 5:17AM 4'4" H 4'8" 11:05AM 4'6" L 0'1" 5:25PM 4'9" H 4'11" 11:38PM 4'5" 07:06-18:01 23:39-10:12
2/12 4'5" L 0'5" 6:10AM 4'0" H 4'6" 11:52AM 4'4" L 0'1" 6:12PM 4'10" - - - - 07:05-18:02 00:00-10:42
2/13 4'10" H 5'0" 12:33AM 4'5" L 0'6" 7:10AM 3'9" H 4'3" 12:48PM 4'2" L 0'1" 7:09PM 4'11" 07:04-18:03 00:42-11:17
2/14 4'11" H 5'1" 1:38AM 4'6" L 0'6" 8:18AM 3'8" H 4'3" 1:53PM 4'1" L 0'1" 8:15PM 5'1" 07:03-18:04 01:49-11:59
2/15 5'1" H 5'3" 2:51AM 4'9" L 0'5" 9:28AM 3'10" H 4'3" 3:03PM 4'4" L -0'0" 9:26PM 5'7" 07:02-18:04 02:58-12:50
2/16 5'7" H 5'6" 4:04AM 5'4" L 0'1" 10:33AM 4'4" H 4'6" 4:14PM 4'10" L -0'4" 10:34PM 6'2" 07:02-18:05 04:06-13:51
2/17 6'2" H 5'10" 5:11AM 6'0" L -0'2" 11:33AM 5 H 4'9" 5:19PM 5'6" L -0'9" 11:37PM 6'10" 07:01-18:06 05:08-15:02
2/18 6'10" H 6'1" 6:12AM 6'8" L -0'6" 12:28PM 5'8" H 5'2" 6:20PM 6'2" - - - - 06:59-18:07 06:03-16:17
2/19 6'2" L -1'0" 12:36AM 7'5" H 6'4" 7:06AM 7'2" L -0'9" 1:19PM 6'4" H 5'6" 7:16PM 6'9" 06:58-18:08 06:50-17:33
2/20 6'9" L -1'2" 1:31AM 7'8" H 6'5" 7:58AM 7'5" L -1'0" 2:08PM 6'9" H 5'9" 8:09PM 7'0" 06:57-18:09 07:29-18:47
2/21 7'0" L -1'3" 2:23AM 7'6" H 6'3" 8:46AM 7'4" L -1'0" 2:55PM 6'11" H 5'10" 9:00PM 6'11" 06:56-18:10 08:04-19:57
2/22 6'11" L -1'0" 3:15AM 7'1" H 6'0" 9:33AM 7'0" L -1'0" 3:40PM 6'10" H 5'10" 9:49PM 6'8" 06:55-18:11 08:35-21:05
2/23 6'8" L -0'9" 4:06AM 6'5" H 5'8" 10:19AM 6'5" L -0'9" 4:26PM 6'7" H 5'9" 10:39PM 6'2" 06:54-18:11 09:05-22:10
2/24 6'2" L -0'4" 4:58AM 5'7" H 5'3" 11:06AM 5'8" L -0'5" 5:11PM 6'0" H 5'7" 11:28PM 5'6" 06:53-18:12 09:35-23:14
2/25 5'6" L 0'0" 5:51AM 4'9" H 4'9" 11:54AM 4'11" L -0'1" 5:59PM 5'5" - - - - 06:52-18:13 10:08-00:00
2/26 5'5" H 5'4" 12:19AM 4'10" L 0'5" 6:47AM 3'11" H 4'5" 12:46PM 4'2" L 0'2" 6:49PM 4'10" 06:51-18:14 10:43-00:18
2/27 4'10" H 5'1" 1:13AM 4'4" L 0'9" 7:47AM 3'5" H 4'2" 1:41PM 3'8" L 0'5" 7:45PM 4'5" 06:50-18:15 11:23-01:20
2/28 4'5" H 4'10" 2:12AM 3'11" L 0'11" 8:48AM 3'1" H 4'0" 2:40PM 3'5" L 0'7" 8:44PM N/A 06:48-18:15 12:08-02:19

Charleston Textual Tide Table for February 2023


Feb 1st (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:14am-5:52pm and the tide times are H 4:44am 5'0" L 11:14am 0'6" H 5:04pm 4'2" L 11:07pm 0'1" .
Feb 2nd (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:13am-5:53pm and the tide times are H 5:35am 5'2" L 12:01pm 0'5" H 5:53pm 4'3" L 11:55pm 0'0" .
Feb 3rd (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:13am-5:54pm and the tide times are H 6:20am 5'3" L 12:44pm 0'4" H 6:38pm 4'5" .
Feb 4th (Sat)
the sunrise is 7:12am-5:54pm and the tide times are L 12:39am -0'1" H 7:02am 5'4" L 1:24pm 0'3" H 7:20pm 4'6" .
Feb 5th (Sun)
the sunrise is 7:11am-5:55pm and the tide times are L 1:20am -0'1" H 7:41am 5'4" L 2:00pm 0'2" H 8:00pm 4'7" .
Feb 6th (Mon)
the sunrise is 7:10am-5:56pm and the tide times are L 1:58am -0'2" H 8:17am 5'4" L 2:34pm 0'1" H 8:37pm 4'7" .
Feb 7th (Tue)
the sunrise is 7:10am-5:57pm and the tide times are L 2:36am -0'1" H 8:50am 5'3" L 3:06pm 0'1" H 9:11pm 4'8" .
Feb 8th (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:09am-5:58pm and the tide times are L 3:13am -0'0" H 9:21am 5'2" L 3:37pm 0'1" H 9:43pm 4'8" .
Feb 9th (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:08am-5:59pm and the tide times are L 3:51am 0'0" H 9:52am 5'0" L 4:09pm 0'1" H 10:16pm 4'9" .
Feb 10th (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:07am-6:00pm and the tide times are L 4:32am 0'2" H 10:26am 4'10" L 4:44pm 0'1" H 10:54pm 4'10" .
Feb 11th (Sat)
the sunrise is 7:06am-6:01pm and the tide times are L 5:17am 0'4" H 11:05am 4'8" L 5:25pm 0'1" H 11:38pm 4'11" .
Feb 12th (Sun)
the sunrise is 7:05am-6:02pm and the tide times are L 6:10am 0'5" H 11:52am 4'6" L 6:12pm 0'1" .
Feb 13th (Mon)
the sunrise is 7:04am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 12:33am 5'0" L 7:10am 0'6" H 12:48pm 4'3" L 7:09pm 0'1" .
Feb 14th (Tue)
the sunrise is 7:03am-6:04pm and the tide times are H 1:38am 5'1" L 8:18am 0'6" H 1:53pm 4'3" L 8:15pm 0'1" .
Feb 15th (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:02am-6:04pm and the tide times are H 2:51am 5'3" L 9:28am 0'5" H 3:03pm 4'3" L 9:26pm -0'0" .
Feb 16th (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:02am-6:05pm and the tide times are H 4:04am 5'6" L 10:33am 0'1" H 4:14pm 4'6" L 10:34pm -0'4" .
Feb 17th (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:01am-6:06pm and the tide times are H 5:11am 5'10" L 11:33am -0'2" H 5:19pm 4'9" L 11:37pm -0'9" .
Feb 18th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:59am-6:07pm and the tide times are H 6:12am 6'1" L 12:28pm -0'6" H 6:20pm 5'2" .
Feb 19th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:58am-6:08pm and the tide times are L 12:36am -1'0" H 7:06am 6'4" L 1:19pm -0'9" H 7:16pm 5'6" .
Feb 20th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:57am-6:09pm and the tide times are L 1:31am -1'2" H 7:58am 6'5" L 2:08pm -1'0" H 8:09pm 5'9" .
Feb 21st (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:56am-6:10pm and the tide times are L 2:23am -1'3" H 8:46am 6'3" L 2:55pm -1'0" H 9:00pm 5'10" .
Feb 22nd (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:55am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 3:15am -1'0" H 9:33am 6'0" L 3:40pm -1'0" H 9:49pm 5'10" .
Feb 23rd (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:54am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 4:06am -0'9" H 10:19am 5'8" L 4:26pm -0'9" H 10:39pm 5'9" .
Feb 24th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:53am-6:12pm and the tide times are L 4:58am -0'4" H 11:06am 5'3" L 5:11pm -0'5" H 11:28pm 5'7" .
Feb 25th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:52am-6:13pm and the tide times are L 5:51am 0'0" H 11:54am 4'9" L 5:59pm -0'1" .
Feb 26th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:51am-6:14pm and the tide times are H 12:19am 5'4" L 6:47am 0'5" H 12:46pm 4'5" L 6:49pm 0'2" .
Feb 27th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:50am-6:15pm and the tide times are H 1:13am 5'1" L 7:47am 0'9" H 1:41pm 4'2" L 7:45pm 0'5" .
Feb 28th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:48am-6:15pm and the tide times are H 2:12am 4'10" L 8:48am 0'11" H 2:40pm 4'0" L 8:44pm 0'7" .

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