Should I boat at Charleston Harbor, SC today?
Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Charleston Harbor, SC on Georgia & South Carolina Coast, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.
Conditions right now
GO as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind NNE 14 kt, gusts 17 kt; waves about 2 ft every 12 s. Conditions are within typical limits for small and mid-size recreational boats.
From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.
About Charleston Harbor, SC
- Water: Georgia & South Carolina Coast
- Location: 32.760, -79.870
- NWS marine forecast zone: AMZ340
- Live observations: NDBC CHTS1, NDBC FBIS1
How the wind direction plays here
- Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): E, ESE, SE, SSE, S
- Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, W, WNW, NW, NNW
- Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW
Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.
Nearby launches on Georgia & South Carolina Coast
- Hilton Head, SC (65 mi): CAUTION, wind NNE 16 kt, gusts 19 kt; waves about 2 ft every 12 s
- Murrells Inlet / Myrtle Beach, SC (73 mi): CAUTION, wind NNE 15 kt, gusts 17 kt; waves about 2 ft every 12 s
- Savannah / Tybee Island, GA (77 mi): CAUTION, wind NNE 16 kt, gusts 19 kt; waves about 2 ft every 12 s
- St. Simons Island / Brunswick, GA (143 mi): CAUTION, wind NNE 16 kt, gusts 19 kt; waves about 6 ft every 12 s
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