Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:16 AM and sunset is at 05:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:52PM1.34m
7:27AM1.69m
7:31PM1.34m
8:06AM1.70m
8:08PM1.34m
8:43AM1.69m
8:44PM1.34m
9:19AM1.67m
9:21PM1.34m
9:54AM1.65m
10:01PM1.36m
10:32AM1.62m
10:46PM1.39m
11:14AM1.57m
11:37PM1.43m
12:01PM1.52m
00:34AM1.48m
12:55PM1.47m
1:35AM1.55m
1:55PM1.42m
2:40AM1.62m
3:00PM1.39m
3:44AM1.70m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.14m
00:54AM0.06m
1:37PM0.12m
1:33AM0.05m
2:18PM0.12m
2:11AM0.04m
2:57PM0.12m
2:49AM0.05m
3:35PM0.12m
3:28AM0.06m
4:14PM0.12m
4:09AM0.08m
4:54PM0.11m
4:54AM0.11m
5:38PM0.10m
5:46AM0.14m
6:25PM0.08m
6:46AM0.17m
7:19PM0.05m
7:53AM0.19m
8:16PM0.01m
9:02AM0.17m
9:18PM-0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
SE
9
1.2
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
1.1
ENE
4
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
E
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SE
5
0.7
S
4
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
30
W
20
W
10
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
E
10
W
10
NW
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
NW
 mm 
2
5
6
max°C
21
20
20
17
15
10
13
14
16
16
18
14
7
7
10
12
16
15
17
15
14
16
18
19
21
22
20
23
24
22
22
22
20
22
23
21
Moonrise
6:12
7:08
8:01
8:47
9:28
10:04
10:35
11:04
11:32
11:59
12:29
1:02
Moonset
3:58
4:47
5:41
6:40
7:41
8:43
9:44
10:46
11:47
12:51
1:58
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:22
Today's sea temperature in Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor is
12.1° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.3 max: 23.6 min: 18.8°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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