tides – John Rector

A full moon rises over Sullivan's Island and lays a path of light across Charleston Harbor at night, with palmettos at the left and a tide staff in the water, under the title The Tide Is a Clock.

The Tide Is a Clock

November 14, 2026November 14, 2026 jsrector

Charleston’s tide is the sum of thirty-seven steady waves set by the Moon and the Sun. Here is a live model of the harbor you can play with, computed in your browser and checked against every NOAA tide of 2026 and 2027. … readThe Tide Is a Clock