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 night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
4:05PM1.38m
Low Tide
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
10:10AM0.13m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
9
1.1
ENE
4
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.3
ENE
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
clear
 km/h
30
W
20
W
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
NE
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
E
0
ENE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
W
30
NNE
30
NNE
 mm 
9
1
max°C
18
16
11
16
17
16
16
17
14
8
8
12
17
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
21
22
20
21
22
21
21
22
20
20
18
17
8
9
Moonrise
7:08
8:01
8:47
9:28
10:04
10:35
11:04
11:32
11:59
12:29
1:02
1:41
Moonset
4:47
5:41
6:40
7:41
8:43
9:44
10:46
11:47
12:51
1:58
3:08
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
Today's sea temperature in Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor is
11.5° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.2 max: 23.6 min: 18.7°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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