Charleston Tides September 2025 | Tide Charts & Tables | Cooper River, SC

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) September 1, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Monday, September 1, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 1st, the sunrise is 6:54am-7:43pm and the tide times are H 2:39am 4'5" L 8:45am 1'2" H 3:38pm 5'3" L 9:59pm 1'6" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) September 2, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 2nd, the sunrise is 6:55am-7:42pm and the tide times are H 3:37am 4'5" L 9:45am 1'1" H 4:36pm 5'5" L 10:55pm 1'4" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Wed) September 3, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 3rd, the sunrise is 6:55am-7:41pm and the tide times are H 4:35am 4'7" L 10:45am 0'10" H 5:30pm 5'8" L 11:47pm 1'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Thu) September 4, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Thursday, September 4, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 4th, the sunrise is 6:56am-7:40pm and the tide times are H 5:31am 4'10" L 11:42am 0'7" H 6:20pm 5'11" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Fri) September 5, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Friday, September 5, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 5th, the sunrise is 6:57am-7:38pm and the tide times are L 12:36am 0'9" H 6:23am 5'1" L 12:35pm 0'4" H 7:07pm 6'2" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sat) September 6, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Saturday, September 6, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 6th, the sunrise is 6:57am-7:37pm and the tide times are L 1:21am 0'5" H 7:13am 5'5" L 1:26pm 0'1" H 7:51pm 6'4" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sun) September 7, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Sunday, September 7, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 7th, the sunrise is 6:58am-7:36pm and the tide times are L 2:05am 0'1" H 8:01am 5'10" L 2:16pm -0'0" H 8:35pm 6'5" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) September 8, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Monday, September 8, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 8th, the sunrise is 6:59am-7:34pm and the tide times are L 2:48am -0'1" H 8:48am 6'1" L 3:06pm -0'1" H 9:18pm 6'4" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) September 9, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 9th, the sunrise is 6:59am-7:33pm and the tide times are L 3:31am -0'3" H 9:36am 6'4" L 3:57pm -0'0" H 10:03pm 6'2" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Wed) September 10, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 10th, the sunrise is 7:00am-7:32pm and the tide times are L 4:16am -0'4" H 10:25am 6'6" L 4:49pm 0'1" H 10:50pm 5'11" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Thu) September 11, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Thursday, September 11, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 11th, the sunrise is 7:00am-7:30pm and the tide times are L 5:03am -0'3" H 11:17am 6'6" L 5:43pm 0'4" H 11:40pm 5'7" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Fri) September 12, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Friday, September 12, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 12th, the sunrise is 7:01am-7:29pm and the tide times are L 5:52am -0'1" H 12:12pm 6'5" L 6:41pm 0'7" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sat) September 13, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Saturday, September 13, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 13th, the sunrise is 7:02am-7:28pm and the tide times are H 12:36am 5'3" L 6:47am 0'1" H 1:14pm 6'3" L 7:43pm 0'10" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sun) September 14, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Sunday, September 14, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 14th, the sunrise is 7:02am-7:26pm and the tide times are H 1:38am 5'1" L 7:47am 0'3" H 2:20pm 6'1" L 8:50pm 1'0" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) September 15, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Monday, September 15, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 15th, the sunrise is 7:03am-7:25pm and the tide times are H 2:45am 4'11" L 8:52am 0'5" H 3:28pm 6'0" L 9:56pm 1'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) September 16, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 16th, the sunrise is 7:04am-7:24pm and the tide times are H 3:53am 5'0" L 9:59am 0'5" H 4:34pm 6'0" L 10:58pm 0'11" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Wed) September 17, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 17th, the sunrise is 7:04am-7:22pm and the tide times are H 4:57am 5'1" L 11:02am 0'5" H 5:33pm 6'1" L 11:54pm 0'9" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Thu) September 18, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Thursday, September 18, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 18th, the sunrise is 7:05am-7:21pm and the tide times are H 5:56am 5'4" L 12:00pm 0'4" H 6:25pm 6'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Fri) September 19, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Friday, September 19, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 19th, the sunrise is 7:06am-7:19pm and the tide times are L 12:44am 0'7" H 6:49am 5'6" L 12:53pm 0'3" H 7:12pm 6'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sat) September 20, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Saturday, September 20, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 20th, the sunrise is 7:06am-7:18pm and the tide times are L 1:29am 0'5" H 7:37am 5'9" L 1:41pm 0'3" H 7:53pm 6'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sun) September 21, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Sunday, September 21, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 21st, the sunrise is 7:07am-7:17pm and the tide times are L 2:10am 0'4" H 8:20am 5'11" L 2:27pm 0'3" H 8:32pm 5'11" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) September 22, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Monday, September 22, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 22nd, the sunrise is 7:08am-7:15pm and the tide times are L 2:48am 0'4" H 9:01am 6'0" L 3:10pm 0'5" H 9:09pm 5'9" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) September 23, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 23rd, the sunrise is 7:08am-7:14pm and the tide times are L 3:23am 0'5" H 9:39am 6'0" L 3:50pm 0'7" H 9:44pm 5'6" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Wed) September 24, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 24th, the sunrise is 7:09am-7:13pm and the tide times are L 3:56am 0'7" H 10:16am 5'11" L 4:30pm 0'9" H 10:20pm 5'4" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Thu) September 25, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Thursday, September 25, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 25th, the sunrise is 7:10am-7:11pm and the tide times are L 4:28am 0'9" H 10:52am 5'9" L 5:10pm 1'0" H 10:56pm 5'1" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Fri) September 26, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Friday, September 26, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 26th, the sunrise is 7:10am-7:10pm and the tide times are L 5:01am 0'11" H 11:30am 5'8" L 5:51pm 1'3" H 11:33pm 4'10" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sat) September 27, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Saturday, September 27, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 27th, the sunrise is 7:11am-7:09pm and the tide times are L 5:36am 1'1" H 12:11pm 5'6" L 6:35pm 1'6" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Sun) September 28, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Sunday, September 28, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 28th, the sunrise is 7:12am-7:07pm and the tide times are H 12:15am 4'8" L 6:18am 1'3" H 12:59pm 5'4" L 7:24pm 1'7" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Mon) September 29, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Monday, September 29, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 29th, the sunrise is 7:12am-7:06pm and the tide times are H 1:03am 4'7" L 7:06am 1'4" H 1:54pm 5'4" L 8:19pm 1'8" .

Charleston Tide Chart for (Tue) September 30, 2025

Charleston tide chart for Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Charleston tides for Sep 30th, the sunrise is 7:13am-7:05pm and the tide times are H 1:59am 4'6" L 8:04am 1'4" H 2:54pm 5'4" L 9:17pm 1'7" .

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Charleston Tide Table for September 2025

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
9/1 N/A H 4'5" 2:39AM 3'3" L 1'2" 8:45AM 4'1" H 5'3" 3:38PM 3'9" L 1'6" 9:59PM 2'11" 06:54-19:43 15:43-00:26
9/2 2'11" H 4'5" 3:37AM 3'4" L 1'1" 9:45AM 4'4" H 5'5" 4:36PM 4'1" L 1'4" 10:55PM 3'2" 06:55-19:42 16:35-01:18
9/3 3'2" H 4'7" 4:35AM 3'8" L 0'10" 10:45AM 4'9" H 5'8" 5:30PM 4'7" L 1'1" 11:47PM 3'8" 06:55-19:41 17:21-02:17
9/4 3'8" H 4'10" 5:31AM 4'2" L 0'7" 11:42AM 5'4" H 5'11" 6:20PM 5'2" - - - - 06:56-19:40 18:02-03:21
9/5 5'2" L 0'9" 12:36AM 4'4" H 5'1" 6:23AM 4'9" L 0'4" 12:35PM 5'10" H 6'2" 7:07PM 5'9" 06:57-19:38 18:38-04:27
9/6 5'9" L 0'5" 1:21AM 5'0" H 5'5" 7:13AM 5'4" L 0'1" 1:26PM 6'2" H 6'4" 7:51PM 6'3" 06:57-19:37 19:10-05:34
9/7 6'3" L 0'1" 2:05AM 5'8" H 5'10" 8:01AM 5'10" L -0'0" 2:16PM 6'5" H 6'5" 8:35PM 6'6" 06:58-19:36 19:41-06:41
9/8 6'6" L -0'1" 2:48AM 6'3" H 6'1" 8:48AM 6'3" L -0'1" 3:06PM 6'5" H 6'4" 9:18PM 6'7" 06:59-19:34 20:10-07:49
9/9 6'7" L -0'3" 3:31AM 6'8" H 6'4" 9:36AM 6'5" L -0'0" 3:57PM 6'3" H 6'2" 10:03PM 6'6" 06:59-19:33 20:41-08:57
9/10 6'6" L -0'4" 4:16AM 6'10" H 6'6" 10:25AM 6'5" L 0'1" 4:49PM 5'9" H 5'11" 10:50PM 6'2" 07:00-19:32 21:14-10:07
9/11 6'2" L -0'3" 5:03AM 6'10" H 6'6" 11:17AM 6'2" L 0'4" 5:43PM 5'3" H 5'7" 11:40PM 5'9" 07:00-19:30 21:53-11:19
9/12 5'9" L -0'1" 5:52AM 6'6" H 6'5" 12:12PM 5'9" L 0'7" 6:41PM 4'8" - - - - 07:01-19:29 22:38-12:32
9/13 4'8" H 5'3" 12:36AM 5'2" L 0'1" 6:47AM 6'2" H 6'3" 1:14PM 5'4" L 0'10" 7:43PM 4'2" 07:02-19:28 23:31-13:43
9/14 4'2" H 5'1" 1:38AM 4'9" L 0'3" 7:47AM 5'10" H 6'1" 2:20PM 5'0" L 1'0" 8:50PM 3'11" 07:02-19:26 00:00-14:50
9/15 3'11" H 4'11" 2:45AM 4'6" L 0'5" 8:52AM 5'7" H 6'0" 3:28PM 4'11" L 1'1" 9:56PM 3'10" 07:03-19:25 00:31-15:48
9/16 3'10" H 5'0" 3:53AM 4'6" L 0'5" 9:59AM 5'6" H 6'0" 4:34PM 5'0" L 0'11" 10:58PM 4'1" 07:04-19:24 01:37-16:37
9/17 4'1" H 5'1" 4:57AM 4'8" L 0'5" 11:02AM 5'7" H 6'1" 5:33PM 5'3" L 0'9" 11:54PM 4'6" 07:04-19:22 02:44-17:17
9/18 4'6" H 5'4" 5:56AM 4'11" L 0'4" 12:00PM 5'9" H 6'1" 6:25PM 5'6" - - - - 07:05-19:21 03:50-17:51
9/19 5'6" L 0'7" 12:44AM 4'11" H 5'6" 6:49AM 5'3" L 0'3" 12:53PM 5'10" H 6'1" 7:12PM 5'7" 07:06-19:19 04:53-18:20
9/20 5'7" L 0'5" 1:29AM 5'3" H 5'9" 7:37AM 5'5" L 0'3" 1:41PM 5'9" H 6'1" 7:53PM 5'8" 07:06-19:18 05:53-18:47
9/21 5'8" L 0'4" 2:10AM 5'6" H 5'11" 8:20AM 5'7" L 0'3" 2:27PM 5'7" H 5'11" 8:32PM 5'6" 07:07-19:17 06:52-19:12
9/22 5'6" L 0'4" 2:48AM 5'7" H 6'0" 9:01AM 5'6" L 0'5" 3:10PM 5'4" H 5'9" 9:09PM 5'3" 07:08-19:15 07:49-19:37
9/23 5'3" L 0'5" 3:23AM 5'6" H 6'0" 9:39AM 5'4" L 0'7" 3:50PM 4'11" H 5'6" 9:44PM 4'11" 07:08-19:14 08:45-20:03
9/24 4'11" L 0'7" 3:56AM 5'3" H 5'11" 10:16AM 5'1" L 0'9" 4:30PM 4'6" H 5'4" 10:20PM 4'6" 07:09-19:13 09:42-20:30
9/25 4'6" L 0'9" 4:28AM 5'0" H 5'9" 10:52AM 4'9" L 1'0" 5:10PM 4'0" H 5'1" 10:56PM 4'1" 07:10-19:11 10:40-21:02
9/26 4'1" L 0'11" 5:01AM 4'8" H 5'8" 11:30AM 4'4" L 1'3" 5:51PM 3'7" H 4'10" 11:33PM 3'9" 07:10-19:10 11:38-21:38
9/27 3'9" L 1'1" 5:36AM 4'4" H 5'6" 12:11PM 4'0" L 1'6" 6:35PM 3'2" - - - - 07:11-19:09 12:37-22:20
9/28 3'2" H 4'8" 12:15AM 3'5" L 1'3" 6:18AM 4'1" H 5'4" 12:59PM 3'9" L 1'7" 7:24PM 2'11" 07:12-19:07 13:33-23:09
9/29 2'11" H 4'7" 1:03AM 3'2" L 1'4" 7:06AM 4'0" H 5'4" 1:54PM 3'7" L 1'8" 8:19PM 2'10" 07:12-19:06 14:26-00:00
9/30 2'10" H 4'6" 1:59AM 3'2" L 1'4" 8:04AM 4'0" H 5'4" 2:54PM 3'9" L 1'7" 9:17PM N/A 07:13-19:05 15:13-00:04

Charleston Textual Tide Table for September 2025


Sep 1st (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:54am-7:43pm and the tide times are H 2:39am 4'5" L 8:45am 1'2" H 3:38pm 5'3" L 9:59pm 1'6" .
Sep 2nd (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:55am-7:42pm and the tide times are H 3:37am 4'5" L 9:45am 1'1" H 4:36pm 5'5" L 10:55pm 1'4" .
Sep 3rd (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:55am-7:41pm and the tide times are H 4:35am 4'7" L 10:45am 0'10" H 5:30pm 5'8" L 11:47pm 1'1" .
Sep 4th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:56am-7:40pm and the tide times are H 5:31am 4'10" L 11:42am 0'7" H 6:20pm 5'11" .
Sep 5th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:57am-7:38pm and the tide times are L 12:36am 0'9" H 6:23am 5'1" L 12:35pm 0'4" H 7:07pm 6'2" .
Sep 6th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:57am-7:37pm and the tide times are L 1:21am 0'5" H 7:13am 5'5" L 1:26pm 0'1" H 7:51pm 6'4" .
Sep 7th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:58am-7:36pm and the tide times are L 2:05am 0'1" H 8:01am 5'10" L 2:16pm -0'0" H 8:35pm 6'5" .
Sep 8th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:59am-7:34pm and the tide times are L 2:48am -0'1" H 8:48am 6'1" L 3:06pm -0'1" H 9:18pm 6'4" .
Sep 9th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:59am-7:33pm and the tide times are L 3:31am -0'3" H 9:36am 6'4" L 3:57pm -0'0" H 10:03pm 6'2" .
Sep 10th (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:00am-7:32pm and the tide times are L 4:16am -0'4" H 10:25am 6'6" L 4:49pm 0'1" H 10:50pm 5'11" .
Sep 11th (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:00am-7:30pm and the tide times are L 5:03am -0'3" H 11:17am 6'6" L 5:43pm 0'4" H 11:40pm 5'7" .
Sep 12th (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:01am-7:29pm and the tide times are L 5:52am -0'1" H 12:12pm 6'5" L 6:41pm 0'7" .
Sep 13th (Sat)
the sunrise is 7:02am-7:28pm and the tide times are H 12:36am 5'3" L 6:47am 0'1" H 1:14pm 6'3" L 7:43pm 0'10" .
Sep 14th (Sun)
the sunrise is 7:02am-7:26pm and the tide times are H 1:38am 5'1" L 7:47am 0'3" H 2:20pm 6'1" L 8:50pm 1'0" .
Sep 15th (Mon)
the sunrise is 7:03am-7:25pm and the tide times are H 2:45am 4'11" L 8:52am 0'5" H 3:28pm 6'0" L 9:56pm 1'1" .
Sep 16th (Tue)
the sunrise is 7:04am-7:24pm and the tide times are H 3:53am 5'0" L 9:59am 0'5" H 4:34pm 6'0" L 10:58pm 0'11" .
Sep 17th (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:04am-7:22pm and the tide times are H 4:57am 5'1" L 11:02am 0'5" H 5:33pm 6'1" L 11:54pm 0'9" .
Sep 18th (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:05am-7:21pm and the tide times are H 5:56am 5'4" L 12:00pm 0'4" H 6:25pm 6'1" .
Sep 19th (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:06am-7:19pm and the tide times are L 12:44am 0'7" H 6:49am 5'6" L 12:53pm 0'3" H 7:12pm 6'1" .
Sep 20th (Sat)
the sunrise is 7:06am-7:18pm and the tide times are L 1:29am 0'5" H 7:37am 5'9" L 1:41pm 0'3" H 7:53pm 6'1" .
Sep 21st (Sun)
the sunrise is 7:07am-7:17pm and the tide times are L 2:10am 0'4" H 8:20am 5'11" L 2:27pm 0'3" H 8:32pm 5'11" .
Sep 22nd (Mon)
the sunrise is 7:08am-7:15pm and the tide times are L 2:48am 0'4" H 9:01am 6'0" L 3:10pm 0'5" H 9:09pm 5'9" .
Sep 23rd (Tue)
the sunrise is 7:08am-7:14pm and the tide times are L 3:23am 0'5" H 9:39am 6'0" L 3:50pm 0'7" H 9:44pm 5'6" .
Sep 24th (Wed)
the sunrise is 7:09am-7:13pm and the tide times are L 3:56am 0'7" H 10:16am 5'11" L 4:30pm 0'9" H 10:20pm 5'4" .
Sep 25th (Thu)
the sunrise is 7:10am-7:11pm and the tide times are L 4:28am 0'9" H 10:52am 5'9" L 5:10pm 1'0" H 10:56pm 5'1" .
Sep 26th (Fri)
the sunrise is 7:10am-7:10pm and the tide times are L 5:01am 0'11" H 11:30am 5'8" L 5:51pm 1'3" H 11:33pm 4'10" .
Sep 27th (Sat)
the sunrise is 7:11am-7:09pm and the tide times are L 5:36am 1'1" H 12:11pm 5'6" L 6:35pm 1'6" .
Sep 28th (Sun)
the sunrise is 7:12am-7:07pm and the tide times are H 12:15am 4'8" L 6:18am 1'3" H 12:59pm 5'4" L 7:24pm 1'7" .
Sep 29th (Mon)
the sunrise is 7:12am-7:06pm and the tide times are H 1:03am 4'7" L 7:06am 1'4" H 1:54pm 5'4" L 8:19pm 1'8" .
Sep 30th (Tue)
the sunrise is 7:13am-7:05pm and the tide times are H 1:59am 4'6" L 8:04am 1'4" H 2:54pm 5'4" L 9:17pm 1'7" .

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