SC · CHARLESTON
TODAY · 05:00

Charleston fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.4m @ 6s S. Wind 5 m/s SW.

BITE
50/100
SWELL
0.4 m
WATER
30.6°C
WIND
5 m/s

Charleston (SC) is rated HOLD · 50/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Fri, 21 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.

05:00–08:00 · 73/10017:00–20:00 · 78/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Charleston: Fri, 21 Aug at 58/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 50 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 50
TUE
18
HOLD 55
WED
19
HOLD 53
THU
20
HOLD 53
FRI
21
HOLD 58
SAT
22
HOLD 55
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 5m/s SW · Swell 0.4m @ 6s · Water 30.6°C · Rain 32%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 0.4m @ 6s · Water 31.1°C · Rain 15%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s SSW · Swell 0.5m @ 7s · Water 31.0°C · Rain 6%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6m/s WSW · Swell 0.5m @ 8s · Water 31.4°C · Rain 17%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6m/s SSW · Swell 0.4m @ 8s · Water 31.5°C · Rain 23%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 6m/s SSW · Swell 0.6m @ 7s · Water 31.3°C · Rain 10%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s SW · Swell 0.7m @ 5s · Water 31.2°C · Rain 38%

TIDES — CHARLESTON (CUSTOMHOUSE WHARF)

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

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
04:12
0.00m
High
10:18
1.67m
Low
16:30
-0.05m
High
22:48
1.76m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
05:00
0.09m
High
11:00
1.54m
Low
17:12
0.05m
High
23:36
1.70m

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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