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South Beach, South Carolina

Beach in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at South Beach

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Savannah (GA), 13 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good17.7 mi
  • Ozone21Good25 ppb13.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good17.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb13.3 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 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 South Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 South Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat
South Beach from its sand, nowLooking WNW from the sand at 1:27 AM, night, clear, waves about 2.5 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.Vega280290300310NW320Facing WNW 300°Wind 3 mphfrom SSW, along the beach
Looking WNW from the sand at 1:27 AM, night, clear, waves about 2.5 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 WNW 300°

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 Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Coastal Jasper, and the waves at buoy 41008, 49.9 mi away.

Friday

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
2 to 3 feet
Water temperature
Around 80
UV index
High

Waves at buoy 41008, Grays Reef

Wave height
1.3 ft
Period
8 s
From
E (99°)
Swell
1.3 ft at 8 s from E
Wind waves
0.7 ft at 2 s from S
Water
-
Read
Fri 12:50 AM
Distance
49.9 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 41008, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.0 ft; 1.3 ft at Fri 12:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM1.3 ftWave height at buoy 41008, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.0 ft; 1.3 ft at Fri 12:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoonThuNoon1.3 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.0 ft; 1.3 ft at Fri 12:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 12:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (99°)
Thu 11:50 PM1.3 ft-E (99°)
Thu 10:50 PM1.3 ft8 sESE (105°)
Thu 9:50 PM1.3 ft7 sESE (110°)
Thu 8:50 PM1.3 ft8 sE (90°)
Thu 7:50 PM1.3 ft7 sE (101°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.6 ft8 sE (95°)
Thu 5:50 PM1.3 ft8 sESE (104°)
Thu 4:50 PM1.3 ft8 sE (99°)
Thu 3:50 PM1.3 ft8 sESE (102°)
Thu 2:50 PM1.3 ft8 sE (96°)
Thu 1:50 PM1.6 ft8 sE (96°)
Thu 12:50 PM1.3 ft8 sE (100°)
Thu 11:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (91°)
Thu 10:50 AM1.3 ft-E (100°)
Thu 9:50 AM1.6 ft8 sE (101°)
Thu 8:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (112°)
Thu 7:50 AM1.6 ft8 sE (91°)
Thu 6:50 AM1.6 ft8 sE (95°)
Thu 5:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (92°)
Thu 4:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (97°)
Thu 3:50 AM1.6 ft8 sE (99°)
Thu 2:50 AM1.6 ft8 sE (92°)
Thu 1:50 AM1.6 ft8 sE (84°)

Surf zone forecast

Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Coastal Jasper, including Hunting Island, Fripp Island, Hilton Head Island, Daufuskie Island, and Edisto Beach. Issued 6:16 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf height2 to 3 feet2 to 3 feet
Water temperatureAround 80-
UV indexHigh-
WeatherSunnyMostly sunny. A chance of showers
High temperatureIn the lower 80sIn the lower 70s
WindsSouthwest winds 5 to 10 mphNorth winds around 20 mph
TidesHilton Head IslandHigh, 12:43 PMHilton Head IslandLow, 6:44 AMHigh, 1:35 PM
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
Monday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 20 mph

Beach

County
Beaufort County
State
South Carolina
Latitude
32.1217° N
Longitude
80.8252° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest South Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station EW6014EW6014

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Hilton Head IslandHXD

At an airfield/10.3 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Hilton Head Island 5.1 SWSC-BF-79

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/11 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Edisto Beach State ParkEDIS1

In a park or preserve/37.4 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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