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Cape San Roman Beach, South Carolina

Beach in Georgetown County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Cape San Roman Beach

Index 40, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Myrtle Beach-Conway (SC), 42 miles off.

40Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)40Good-
  • Ozone28Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cape San Roman Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cape San Roman Beach, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat
Cape San Roman Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 3:33 AM, night, partly cloudy, waves about 1.5 ft every 8 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.220SW230240250Facing SW 233°Wind 3 mphfrom SW, onshore
Looking SW from the sand at 3:33 AM, night, partly cloudy, waves about 1.5 ft every 8 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SW 233°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Coastal Georgetown, and the waves at buoy 41004, 49.6 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
1 to 2 feet
Water temperature
In the mid 70s
UV index
High

Waves at buoy 41004, Edisto

Wave height
1.6 ft
Period
8 s
From
ESE (113°)
Swell
1.3 ft at 8 s from ESE
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 3 s from WSW
Water
82 °F
Read
Fri 2:50 AM
Distance
49.6 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 41004, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri1.6 ftWave height at buoy 41004, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoonThuNoonFri1.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 2:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (113°)
Fri 1:50 AM1.6 ft8 sSE (126°)
Fri 12:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (119°)
Thu 11:50 PM1.6 ft8 sESE (108°)
Thu 10:50 PM1.6 ft7 sESE (123°)
Thu 9:50 PM1.6 ft7 sSE (138°)
Thu 8:50 PM1.6 ft8 sSE (124°)
Thu 7:50 PM1.6 ft7 sSE (130°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.6 ft7 sSE (138°)
Thu 5:50 PM1.6 ft7 sSE (130°)
Thu 4:50 PM2.0 ft7 sSE (126°)
Thu 3:50 PM2.0 ft8 sSE (136°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.0 ft8 sESE (122°)
Thu 1:50 PM2.0 ft8 sSE (129°)
Thu 12:50 PM2.0 ft8 sESE (120°)
Thu 11:50 AM2.0 ft8 sESE (122°)
Thu 10:50 AM2.0 ft8 sESE (118°)
Thu 9:50 AM2.0 ft8 sSE (131°)
Thu 8:50 AM2.0 ft8 sSE (130°)
Thu 7:50 AM2.0 ft8 sESE (117°)
Thu 6:50 AM2.0 ft7 sSE (132°)
Thu 5:50 AM2.0 ft7 sESE (119°)
Thu 4:50 AM2.0 ft8 sSE (125°)
Thu 3:50 AM2.0 ft8 sESE (110°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Georgetown, including Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach, Pawleys Island, and Debordieu Beach. Issued 3:11 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf height1 to 2 feet1 to 2 feet
Water temperatureIn the mid 70s-
UV indexHigh-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
Waterspout riskLowNone
WeatherSunnyPartly sunny. A chance of showers
High temperatureIn the lower 80sIn the upper 60s
WindsSouthwest winds 5 to 10 mphBreezy. North winds 20 to 25 mph
RemarksModerate south to north longshore currentStrong north to south longshore current
TidesWinyah Bay EntranceHigh, 12:13 PMWinyah Bay EntranceLow, 6:14 AMHigh, 1:04 PM
Sunday
Low rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 4 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Breezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph
Monday
Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 6 feet. Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around 20 mph
Tuesday
Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 4 to 7 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 15 mph

Beach

County
Georgetown County
State
South Carolina
Latitude
33.2170° N
Longitude
79.1836° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cape San Roman Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

GeorgetownGGE

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/39 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

McClellanville 7 NE03728

At a climate reference station/11.2 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Citizen station GW6442GW6442

In a volunteer observer's own ground/37.3 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Georgetown 10.7 SSESC-GT-65

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Snow on the ground

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