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Coligny Beach, South Carolina

Beach in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Coligny Beach

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Savannah (GA), 17 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone20Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Coligny Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 1 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 Coligny Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 11 AM.

SatSun
Coligny Beach from its sand, nowLooking SSE from the sand at 2:24 AM, night, clear, waves about 2.5 ft every 4 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.130SE140150160170Facing SSE 150°Wind 4 mphfrom WSW, along the beachSwell 2.5 ft from SSWLongshore current, to the leftRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking SSE from the sand at 2:24 AM, night, clear, waves about 2.5 ft every 4 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SSE 150°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: moderate

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 Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Coastal Jasper, and the waves at buoy 41008, 50.9 mi away.

Saturday

Rip current risk
Moderate
Surf height
2 to 3 feet
Water temperature
In the upper 70s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 41008, Grays Reef

Wave height
2.6 ft
Period
4 s
From
SSW (198°)
Swell
1.0 ft at 13 s from ESE
Wind waves
2.3 ft at 4 s from SSW
Water
-
Read
Sat 1:50 AM
Distance
50.9 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.

Wave height at buoy 41008, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.0 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat2.6 ftWave height at buoy 41008, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.0 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoonFriNoon2.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.0 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 1:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSSW (198°)
Sat 12:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSSW (206°)
Fri 11:50 PM2.3 ft14 sESE (111°)
Fri 10:50 PM2.0 ft14 sE (85°)
Fri 9:50 PM1.6 ft13 sE (97°)
Fri 8:50 PM1.6 ft14 sE (91°)
Fri 7:50 PM1.6 ft-ENE (76°)
Fri 6:50 PM1.3 ft13 sE (97°)
Fri 5:50 PM1.3 ft15 sE (80°)
Fri 4:50 PM1.0 ft8 sESE (105°)
Fri 3:50 PM1.3 ft15 sNNW (330°)
Fri 2:50 PM1.3 ft15 sSE (124°)
Fri 1:50 PM1.3 ft-NE (51°)
Fri 12:50 PM1.3 ft15 sENE (63°)
Fri 11:50 AM1.3 ft-E (97°)
Fri 10:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (86°)
Fri 9:50 AM1.3 ft15 sNE (47°)
Fri 8:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (92°)
Fri 7:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (94°)
Fri 6:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (88°)
Fri 5:50 AM1.3 ft-ESE (105°)
Fri 4:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (93°)
Fri 3:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (99°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (96°)

Surf zone forecast

Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Coastal Jasper, including Hunting Island, Fripp Island, Hilton Head Island, Daufuskie Island, and Edisto Beach. Issued 2:14 AM EDT Sat Oct 17.

ForecastSaturdaySunday
Rip current riskModerateHigh
Surf height2 to 3 feet2 to 3 feet
Water temperatureIn the upper 70s-
UV indexLow-
WeatherPartly sunny. A chance of showersSunny
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the mid 60s
WindsBreezy. North winds 20 to 25 mphBreezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph
TidesHilton Head IslandLow, 6:44 AMHigh, 1:35 PMHilton Head IslandLow, 7:36 AMHigh, 2:28 PM
Monday
Surf height 2 to 3 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
Wednesday
Surf height around 1 foot. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 15 mph

Beach

County
Beaufort County
State
South Carolina
Latitude
32.1321° N
Longitude
80.7700° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Coligny Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station EW6014EW6014

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Hilton Head IslandHXD

At an airfield/7.7 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Hilton Head Island 5.1 SWSC-BF-79

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/11 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Edisto Beach State ParkEDIS1

In a park or preserve/34.5 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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