Citizen station GW4199GW4199
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/-6 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/South Carolina/Capers Island Boneyard
Capers Island Boneyard, South Carolina
Beach in Charleston County, South CarolinaGale Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 ft expected. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 6 to 11 ft possible. * WHERE...South Santee River SC to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM to 2 PM EDT Saturday. For the Gale Watch, from Saturday afternoon through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
69°
84°/67°
Clear·
Feels like 69°·Light air 1 mph WSW
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Capers Island Boneyard until 3 AM Tuesday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 14 degrees cooler: a high of 70° after 84° today.
Now. Capers Island Boneyard is 69° and clear at 5 AM. The dew point is 66°, so the air feels oppressive. Light air from the west-southwest at 1 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 83° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 67° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 73°, and the coolest Sunday, near 64°. Rain is possible tomorrow (31%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:45 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:57 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 23 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
29Air quality
100%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
69feels69
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8467
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7061
31%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
6448
11%
16mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6850
10%
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7253
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
7354
UV 6
Thu
Oct 22
7255
UV 6
69°
84°67°
70°61°
64°48°
68°50°
72°53°
73°54°
72°55°
As of 5:00 AM in Capers Island Boneyard, South Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Capers Island Boneyard
Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Charleston (SC), 15 miles off.
29Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good6.6 mi
- Ozone4Good7 ppb6.6 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-
- Nitrogen dioxide11Good12 ppb16.8 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb16.8 mi
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 41, good.
GoodModerate
- 41YesterdayOct 15
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Capers Island Boneyard
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 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 Capers Island Boneyard, the next 46 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 6 AM, under a mile for 1 hour.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SSE 153°
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 Charleston, and the waves at buoy 41004, 42.2 mi away.
Today
- Rip current risk
- Low
- Surf height
- 1 to 2 feet
- Water temperature
- In the upper 70s
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 41004, Edisto
- Wave height
- 1.6 ft
- Period
- 10 s
- From
- ESE (107°)
- Swell
- 1.6 ft at 10 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 0.7 ft at 3 s from WSW
- Water
- 82 °F
- Read
- Fri 5:20 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 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.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5:20 AM | 1.6 ft | 10 s | ESE (107°) |
| Fri 4:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (114°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 9 s | ESE (120°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (113°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | SE (126°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (119°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (108°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (123°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | SE (138°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | SE (124°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | SE (130°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | SE (138°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | SE (130°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | SE (126°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | SE (136°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (122°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | SE (129°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (120°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (122°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (118°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | SE (131°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | SE (130°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (117°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | SE (132°) |
Surf zone forecast
Charleston, including Cape Romain, Isle of Palms, Sullivans Island, Folly Beach, and Kiawah Island. Issued 3:00 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Today | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Low | Moderate |
| Surf height | 1 to 2 feet | 2 to 3 feet |
| Water temperature | In the upper 70s | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Weather | Sunny | Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers |
| High temperature | Around 80 | In the upper 60s |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon | Breezy. North winds 20 to 25 mph |
| Tides | Isle of PalmsHigh, 12:09 PM | Isle of PalmsLow, 6:10 AMHigh, 1:00 PM |
- Sunday
- Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Breezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph
- Monday
- Surf height 3 to 4 feet. Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around 20 mph
- Tuesday
- Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 15 mph
Beach
- County
- Charleston County
- State
- South Carolina
- Latitude
- 32.8546° N
- Longitude
- 79.6923° W
What is measuring near here
The 7 instruments nearest Capers Island Boneyard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.
measured now5 instruments
At an airfield/6.0 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
A remote fire weather station/8.4 mi away/26 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Ravenel Bridge US-17SC019
Beside a road/13.4 mi away/-26 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
McClellanville 7 NE03728
At a climate reference station/28.1 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Dewees Island 0.7 WSC-CR-298
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/5 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Sullivans IslandSULS1
At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/13 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Capers Island Boneyard
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Isle of Palmscity, 6 mi
- Mount Pleasanttown, 8 mi
- Awendawtown, 10 mi
- Sullivan's Islandtown, 10 mi
- Charlestoncity, 15 mi
- James Islandtown, 17 mi
- Hanahancity, 19 mi
- Folly Beachcity, 20 mi
- McClellanvilletown, 21 mi
- North Charlestoncity, 21 mi
- Pimlicocommunity, 23 mi
- Goose Creekcity, 23 mi
Beaches near Capers Island Boneyard
- Cummings Point13 mi
- Grice Beach14 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach15 mi
- Sandy Point Beach17 mi
- Folly Beach19 mi
- Folly Beach County Park21 mi
- Seabrook Beach34 mi
- White Point Beach36 mi