Capers Island Boneyard

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina · Atlantic coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Capers Island Boneyard in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Capers Island Boneyard

Water
69°F (20°C)
Waves
1.2 ft (0.4 m) every 4 seconds, measured and modeled
Wind
12 mph (19 km/h) from the west, gusts to 15 mph
Air
59°F (15°C)

As of 11:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Capers Island Boneyard

  • Today: 4:26 PM, 1.1 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 5:06 PM, 1.2 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: no low tide between sunrise and sunset
  • Monday, Nov 16: no low tide between sunrise and sunset
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: no low tide between sunrise and sunset

Predicted by NOAA for North Dewees Island, Capers Inlet, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Capers Island Boneyard

  • Nov 23–27: up to 6.2 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 7:50 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.1 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 2:17 PM)
  • Dec 24: up to 5.9 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 7:41 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.5 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 2:02 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at North Dewees Island, Capers Inlet between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from North Dewees Island, Capers Inlet, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Capers Nearshore Waves (CAP2WAVE), 5.6 miles (9.0 km) away.
Facing
Southeast (140°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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