Marine Weather

Carolinas Coast, a new experimental marine web portal providing marine observations, hazards and forecasts along the coasts of North and South Carolina, is now available. Details...


(NOTE: Always check the issuance time of each product!)

Statements/Watches/Warnings

• Special Marine Warnings for the SC/GA waters
• Marine Weather Warnings for the SC/GA waters
• Marine Weather Statements for the SC/GA waters
• Coastal Hazards Message for the SC/GA coast
  (includes High Surf Advisories and Coastal Flood Advisories/Watches/Warnings)

Forecasts

• NOAA's Ocean Prediction Center
• NOAA Marine Forecasts across the U.S.

   Coastal

• South Carolina and Georgia
• Nationwide

   Offshore/High Seas

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

   Surf Zone

• SC/GA Beaches

   Recreational

• Lake Moultrie

Rip Currents

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

Marine Observations

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

Forecast Wave Model

• NOAA WaveWatch III

Tide Information

   Tide Observations

• Charleston Harbor - South Carolina
• Fort Pulaski - Georgia
• Additional Tide Observations

   Tide Predictions

• Charleston Harbor - South Carolina
• Beaufort River - South Carolina
• Savannah River Entrance - Georgia
• Additional Tide Predictions

Additional Information

• Local Marine Advisory/Warning 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