Marine Weather

NWS Charleston issues a variety of marine products covering the surf zone of southern South Carolina and north coastal Georgia, as well as the adjacent coastal waters. A recreational forecast is also produced for Lake Moultrie.

Safe Boating Week: May 16-22, 2009

Check out the experimental Southeast U.S. Marine Weather Portal to access a variety of marine observations and forecasts across the Southeast U.S.!


NOTE: Be sure to check the issuance times of each of the products below!

Local Watches/Warnings/Advisories/Statements

• Special Marine Warnings for the SC/GA waters
• Marine Weather Warnings for the SC/GA waters / (MWW description)
• Marine Weather Statements for the SC/GA waters
• Coastal Hazards Message for the SC/GA coast
  (includes High Surf Advisories, Coastal Flood Advisories/Watches/Warnings and High Risk of Rip Currents)

Forecasts

• Local Marine Graphical Forecasts
• NOAA Marine Forecasts
• NOAA's Ocean Prediction Center

   Coastal

• Local Surf Zone (Beaches)
• South Carolina and Georgia Waters
• National Coastal Waters

   Offshore/High Seas

• Southeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S.
• Western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

   Waves/Seas

• NOAA WaveWatch III

   Lake

• Lake Moultrie

Rip Currents

• Local Surf Zone (Beach) Forecast
  (contains the daily rip current risk; only issued from Spring through Fall)
• Graphical Rip Current Forecast
  (only available from Spring through Fall)
• NOAA's "Break the Grip of the Rip" Program

Observations

• NOAA's National Buoy Data Center (NDBC)
• NDBC - Southeast U.S.
• NDBC - Dial-a-Buoy
• SABSOON Tower Data
• Caro-COOPS

Tides

   Observations

• Charleston - South Carolina
• Fort Pulaski - Georgia
• Additional Sites

   Predictions

• Charleston - South Carolina
• Beaufort - South Carolina
• Savannah - Georgia
• Darien - Georgia
• Additional Sites

Additional Information

• Local Marine Watch/Warning/Advisory Criteria
• Marine Forecast Telephone Numbers
• Worldwide Radiofax Schedule
• NOAA's Marine Weather Services Guide
• Safe Boating Weather Tips
• NOAA's Marine Sanctuaries
• NOAA's National Ocean Service Navigational Charts
• NOAA Satellite Information
• Sea Surface Temperatures
• Charleston Harbor Pilot Boats
• Marine Definitions