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  1. GoodWed, Oct 7

    10:10 PM–12:10 AM

    9:47 AM–11:47 AM

    Sunrise 7:18 AM

  2. GoodThu, Oct 8

    10:56 PM–12:56 AM

    10:33 AM–12:33 PM

    Sunrise 7:18 AM

  3. GoodFri, Oct 9

    11:18 AM–1:18 PM

    Sunrise 7:19 AM

  4. GoodSat, Oct 10

    12:02 PM–2:02 PM

    11:40 PM–1:40 AM

    Sunrise 7:20 AM

  5. GoodSun, Oct 11

    12:48 PM–2:48 PM

    12:25 AM–2:25 AM

    Sunrise 7:20 AM

Best solunar window per day for Charleston, SC, Oct 7 to Oct 11, local time. Solunar periods are a prediction from sun and moon position, published by John Alden Knight in 1926 — not observed catch. The full table with major and minor periods, moonrise, moonset and daylight is below.
Data as a table
Sun, moon and solunar periods for Charleston, SC, Wed, Oct 7 to Sun, Oct 11, local time. Solunar periods are predictions from moon position, not observed catch rates.
DateMajor periodsMinor periodsSunriseSunsetDaylightMoonriseMoonsetMoonDay rating
Wed, Oct 79:47 AM–11:47 AM, 10:10 PM–12:10 AM3:39 AM–4:39 AM, 4:46 PM–5:46 PM7:18 AM6:56 PM11h 38m4:09 AM5:16 PMWaning crescent, 10%Good
Thu, Oct 810:33 AM–12:33 PM, 10:56 PM–12:56 AM4:43 AM–5:43 AM, 5:14 PM–6:14 PM7:18 AM6:55 PM11h 36m5:13 AM5:44 PMWaning crescent, 5%Good
Fri, Oct 911:18 AM–1:18 PM5:45 AM–6:45 AM, 5:42 PM–6:42 PM7:19 AM6:53 PM11h 34m6:15 AM6:12 PMWaning crescent, 1%Good
Sat, Oct 1011:40 PM–1:40 AM, 12:02 PM–2:02 PM6:47 AM–7:47 AM, 6:11 PM–7:11 PM7:20 AM6:52 PM11h 32m7:17 AM6:41 PMNew moon, 0%Good
Sun, Oct 1112:25 AM–2:25 AM, 12:48 PM–2:48 PM7:48 AM–8:48 AM, 6:41 PM–7:41 PM7:20 AM6:51 PM11h 30m8:18 AM7:11 PMWaxing crescent, 1%Good

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Tide curve

Water level at Charleston, SC, Oct 7 to Oct 11, local time; the day above chooses which. Dots are high and low water above mean lower low water at NOAA station Charleston, and the labels mark the day's highest and lowest. Exact times are in the table below.
Data as a table
Tide predictions for Charleston, SC at NOAA station Charleston (8665530), Wed, Oct 7 to Sun, Oct 11, local time. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Computed here from the station's published harmonic constants — not the station's official predictions.
DateHigh waterLow waterRange
Wed, Oct 75:57 AM, 5.9 ft · 6:18 PM, 6.3 ft12:00 PM, 0.4 ft5.9 ft
Thu, Oct 86:50 AM, 6.2 ft · 7:06 PM, 6.3 ft12:35 AM, 0.5 ft · 12:55 PM, 0.3 ft6.0 ft
Fri, Oct 97:38 AM, 6.5 ft · 7:50 PM, 6.2 ft1:21 AM, 0.3 ft · 1:46 PM, 0.2 ft6.2 ft
Sat, Oct 108:23 AM, 6.6 ft · 8:31 PM, 6.1 ft2:04 AM, 0.3 ft · 2:34 PM, 0.3 ft6.3 ft
Sun, Oct 119:05 AM, 6.6 ft · 9:10 PM, 5.9 ft2:44 AM, 0.3 ft · 3:19 PM, 0.4 ft6.3 ft

Monthly temperature

Data as a table
MonthAverage air, °FMeasured water, °F
January50.853.6
February53.254.7
March58.860.1
April66.067.9
May73.575.9
June79.281.9
July82.385.6
August81.484.9
September77.681.4
October69.474.3
November60.164.7
December53.856.9

Monthly climate for Charleston, SC. The air line is the NOAA NCEI climate normal for 1991–2020 — the thirty-year average of a calendar month, not the weather of any one year — measured at CHARLESTON CITY, SC US (USW00013782), 0.2 km from the middle of town, with 29–30 of the thirty years behind each month. The water line is neither a normal nor the air: hourly readings at NOAA gauge Charleston (8665530), 0.6 km out, averaged by calendar month over 2015–2025 — 9–11 complete years per month. It is the surface at the gauge, not the water on any particular spot, and it lags the air by weeks, so the two lines are not interchangeable. Read into this site on .

Daylight by month

Sunrise, solar noon and sunset in Charleston, SC on the 15th of each month of 2026, local time; the band between sunrise and sunset is the length of the day, and the two labels mark its longest and shortest month. Exact times are in the table below.
Data as a table
Sunrise, solar noon, sunset and daylight in Charleston, SC on the 15th of each month of 2026, local time, calculated for 32.78°N, 79.93°W in the America/New_York zone.
MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDaylight
January7:22 AM12:29 PM5:36 PM10h 14m
February7:02 AM12:33 PM6:05 PM11h 03m
March7:29 AM1:28 PM7:27 PM11h 58m
April6:50 AM1:19 PM7:49 PM13h 00m
May6:20 AM1:16 PM8:11 PM13h 51m
June6:11 AM1:20 PM8:29 PM14h 18m
July6:22 AM1:25 PM8:28 PM14h 06m
August6:43 AM1:24 PM8:04 PM13h 21m
September7:03 AM1:14 PM7:25 PM12h 22m
October7:23 AM1:05 PM6:46 PM11h 23m
November6:49 AM12:04 PM5:18 PM10h 28m
December7:14 AM12:14 PM5:15 PM10h 00m

44 access points within 25 km of Charleston, SC, from the agency registry and OpenStreetMap — the same records the table below lists. Each dot is a record its source publishes, not a place we have visited; click one for what that source says. The dashed ring is that 25 km circle, centred on the point every distance is measured from — click that centre for its coordinates, even when a cluster sits on it. Zoom in to split a cluster.

Data as a table
44 public access points within 25 km (15.5 mi) of Charleston, SC, as published by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources in SC Public Water Access, read 2026-09-24; OpenStreetMap contributors in OpenStreetMap (leisure=slipway, leisure=fishing), read 2026-09-24. Each row is a record its source keeps, not a place we have visited. Coordinates under each name are the registry’s own, in WGS 84. Distance is great-circle from 32.78, -79.93 — the point we record as the middle of town, to two decimals — and not driving distance, so read the tenths as an order, not as a measurement. Lane counts are the registry’s own field. So are closures: a row says nothing where the registry states no status.
Access pointTypeWaterDistance (mi)
Charleston Waterfront Park Pier32.77926, -79.92374pierCooper River0.4
The Battery Pier32.76927, -79.92882pierAshley River0.7
City Marina (Leeds Ave) — temporarily closed32.77911, -79.95031boat rampAshley River1.2
Sunrise Park Fishing Pier32.75506, -79.91637pierCharleston Harbor1.9
Brittlebank Park Pier32.7882, -79.96314pierAshley River2.0
Sunrise Park32.75391, -79.91586hand-carry launchCharleston Harbor2.0
Mount Pleasant Pier32.80238, -79.90761pierCharleston Harbor2.1
Remleys Point Pier32.81336, -79.9079pierCooper River2.6
Wappoo Cut32.76741, -79.97281boat ramp3 lanesWappoo Creek2.6
Remleys Point32.81349, -79.90737boat ramp3 lanesWando River2.7
Higgins Pier32.79635, -79.97529pierAshley River2.9
Harry M. Hallman, Jr.32.79311, -79.87681boat ramp2 lanesShem Creek3.2
Riverland Terrace32.76831, -79.99247boat ramp2 lanesElliot Cut3.7
Pitt Street Bridge32.77458, -79.86307hand-carry launchIntracoastal Waterway3.9
Pitt Street Bridge Pier32.76931, -79.86199pierCharleston Harbor4.0
Adventurous Fishing Charters32.77559, -79.84485bank access—5.0
Northbridge Park32.835, -79.9865hand-carry launchAshley River5.0
James Island County Park Pier32.72935, -79.99475pierStono River5.2
Station 26 Landing32.76988, -79.83292hand-carry launchUnnamed Tidal Creek5.7
Beresford Creek Pier32.86963, -79.92216pierBeresford Creek6.2
County Farm Pier32.83581, -80.02139pierAshley River6.6
WO Thomas, Jr. Boat Landing32.8364, -80.021boat ramp2 lanesAshley River6.6
Breach Inlet Bridge Pier32.77635, -79.81197pierBreach Inlet6.8
Four Poles Park Dock32.86902, -79.98225bank access—6.8
Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve32.68171, -79.89158bank accessAtlantic Ocean, Lighthouse Inlet7.1
Crosby's Seafood Dock Pier32.67499, -79.95088pierSol Legare Creek7.3
Pier Point32.83781, -80.04311boat ramp1 laneAshley River7.7
R. M. Hendrick's (Virginia Av. Park)32.89113, -79.97103boat ramp1 laneCooper River8.0
Sweetwater Charleston Boat Slipway32.89435, -79.9099boat ramp—8.0
Virginia Avenue Pier32.89153, -79.97107pierCooper River8.1
Folly River32.66, -79.94325boat ramp4 lanesFolly River8.3
Palmetto Islands County Park Pier32.86499, -79.82499pierWampacheone Creek8.5
Battery Island (Sol Legare)32.66831, -79.99721boat ramp2 lanesStono River8.6
Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier32.65453, -79.9394pierAtlantic Ocean8.7
Sol Legare Fishing Pier and Crabbing Dock32.66757, -79.99721pierStono River8.7
John P Limehouse32.78501, -80.10645boat ramp4 lanesStono River10.3
75 ton Tavelift32.92772, -79.83184boat ramp—11.7
John R Bettis32.93278, -80.02266boat ramp2 lanesGoose Creek11.9
John R. Bettis Pier32.93286, -80.02245pierGoose Creek11.9
Bushy Park - Salt Water32.96708, -79.93709boat ramp1 laneCooper River12.9
Bushy Park Landing Pier32.96733, -79.93671pierBack River12.9
Bulow32.81874, -80.14863boat ramp1 laneRantowles Creek13.0
Bushy Park - Fresh Water32.96781, -79.93751boat ramp2 lanesBack River13.0
Paradise32.91371, -79.73721boat ramp1 laneWando River14.5

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis · Moronidae

  • Saltwater
  • Brackish
  • Freshwater
Typical catch
18–34 in
Adult weight
10–30 lb
Largest
60 in, 77 lb
Lifespan
Up to 30 years
Life cycle
Ana­dromous
Diet
Fish-eater