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 — and sunset is at 07:28 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:05PM1.57m
11:11AM1.36m
11:39PM1.54m
11:44AM1.31m
00:18AM1.50m
12:24PM1.26m
1:05AM1.47m
1:13PM1.22m
2:02AM1.45m
2:13PM1.20m
3:07AM1.46m
3:21PM1.23m
4:12AM1.50m
4:29PM1.31m
5:14AM1.56m
5:32PM1.43m
6:11AM1.64m
6:30PM1.58m
7:03AM1.70m
7:23PM1.72m
7:53AM1.74m
8:14PM1.85m
8:42AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.08m
5:18AM0.12m
5:17PM0.13m
5:58AM0.19m
5:53PM0.17m
6:43AM0.25m
6:35PM0.22m
7:34AM0.30m
7:26PM0.25m
8:33AM0.33m
8:30PM0.26m
9:37AM0.32m
9:39PM0.23m
10:39AM0.25m
10:47PM0.16m
11:36AM0.15m
11:49PM0.06m
12:28PM0.03m
00:45AM-0.04m
1:16PM-0.08m
1:39AM-0.12m
2:02PM-0.17m
2:30AM-0.18m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
13
1
S
4
1.1
S
6
1
W
5
0.7
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
NW
20
N
10
N
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
W
30
WNW
20
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
10
W
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
25
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
S
5
SSW
5
N
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
 mm 
1.0
9
4
5
2.0
max°C
15
16
12
16
16
17
19
18
18
17
14
8
16
13
14
17
17
14
16
19
19
19
16
16
17
12
12
15
15
15
17
16
18
19
19
19
Moonrise
10:48
11:46
12:45
1:44
2:40
3:32
4:19
5:00
5:36
6:09
6:41
7:11
Moonset
8:54
9:23
9:57
10:36
11:22
12:15
1:16
2:21
3:30
4:39
5:49
6:59
8:11
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:13
7:11
Sunset
7:28
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:35
7:36
Today's sea temperature in Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor is 15.1 °C (Statistics for 17 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 19.4 max: 21.6 min: 16.9°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Monday 17 Mar 2025
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