SC · CHARLESTON
TODAY · 06:00

Charleston fishing forecast

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Peak window opens 06:00 — 09:00. Swell 0.4m @ 6s SSE. Wind 6 m/s SW.

BITE
40/100
SWELL
0.4 m
WATER
30.9°C
WIND
6 m/s

Charleston (SC) is rated WAIT · 40/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Tue, 18 Aug at 58/100. In season now: Redfish, Tarpon, King mackerel, Mahi, Cobia.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

06:00–09:00 · 71/10017:00–20:00 · 78/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Charleston: Tue, 18 Aug at 58/100.

FRI · TODAY
14
WAIT 40 · 06:00
SAT
15
HOLD 50
SUN
16
HOLD 50
MON
17
HOLD 53
TUE
18
HOLD 58
WED
19
WAIT 40
THU
20
HOLD 53
Per-day detail
Fri, 14 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 6m/s SW · Swell 0.4m @ 6s · Water 30.9°C · Rain 37%
Sat, 15 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 4m/s SSW · Swell 0.4m @ 7s · Water 30.7°C · Rain 9%
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 5m/s SW · Swell 0.5m @ 6s · Water 30.7°C · Rain 14%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 7m/s SSW · Swell 0.3m @ 6s · Water 31.0°C · Rain 19%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 6m/s SW · Swell 0.5m @ 7s · Water 31.3°C · Rain 3%
Wed, 19 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 9m/s WSW · Swell 0.6m @ 7s · Water 31.5°C · Rain 27%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6m/s SW · Swell 0.4m @ 7s · Water 31.2°C · Rain 27%

TIDES — CHARLESTON (CUSTOMHOUSE WHARF)

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) tide station, 0.8 km away — high reliability.

Fri, 14 Aug

Low
02:30
-0.12m
High
08:48
1.89m
Low
15:00
-0.17m
High
21:18
1.82m

Sat, 15 Aug

Low
03:18
-0.07m
High
09:30
1.79m
Low
15:42
-0.12m
High
22:00
1.80m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Charleston (SC) waters for August. Verify current SC DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

RedfishTarponKing mackerelMahiCobia
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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