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Sandy Point Beach, South Carolina

Beach in Charleston County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Sandy Point Beach

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Charleston (SC), 32 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good12.4 mi
  • Ozone12Good6 ppb12.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Sandy Point Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 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 Sandy Point Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Sat 11 AM.

FriSat

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Charleston, and the waves at buoy 41004, 40.7 mi away.

Friday

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
1 to 2 feet
Water temperature
In the lower 80s
UV index
High

Waves at buoy 41004, Edisto

Wave height
1.6 ft
Period
8 s
From
ESE (106°)
Swell
1.3 ft at 8 s from ESE
Wind waves
0.7 ft at 3 s from WSW
Water
82 °F
Read
Fri 1:20 AM
Distance
40.7 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 1:20 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 1:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoonThuNoon1.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 1:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 1:20 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (106°)
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°)
Thu 2:50 AM2.0 ft8 sESE (116°)

Surf zone forecast

Charleston, including Cape Romain, Isle of Palms, Sullivans Island, Folly Beach, and Kiawah Island. Issued 6:16 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf height1 to 2 feet2 to 3 feet
Water temperatureIn the lower 80s-
UV indexHigh-
WeatherSunnyPartly sunny. A chance of showers
High temperatureAround 80In the upper 60s
WindsWest winds around 5 mph, increasing to southwest around 15 mph in the afternoonNorth winds around 20 mph
TidesIsle of PalmsHigh, 12:09 PMIsle of PalmsLow, 6:10 AMHigh, 1:00 PM
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
Monday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Breezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 20 mph

Beach

County
Charleston County
State
South Carolina
Latitude
33.0088° N
Longitude
79.4567° W

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sandy Point Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

McClellanville 7 NE03728

At a climate reference station/11.3 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Mcclellanville 7NESRES1

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.4 mi away/56 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station DW3024DW3024

In a volunteer observer's own ground/20.0 mi away/69 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Mount PleasantLRO

At an airfield/20.4 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Ravenel Bridge US-17SC019

Beside a road/30.1 mi away/-26 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

McClellanville 0.5 ESESC-CR-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

-

Snow on the ground

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