April 24

Morning surface water temperatures are around 71 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and there is lots of bait around. 

April 9

Morning surface water temperatures are around 67 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet but this morning temperatures in the creeks were about 70. With lots of rain and wind clarity is dropping as warmer temperatures mean there is now enough algae to hold sediment up in the water column. 

March 27

Morning surface water temperatures are around 61-62 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the water is still fairly clear when there is not too much wind. A ton of jellyfish have now arrived in the area. 

March 19

Morning surface water temperatures are around 60 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the water is still very clear inshore. 

March 12

Morning surface water temperatures are around 57 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the water is very clear inshore. 

February 27

Morning surface water temperatures are around 54 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the water is very clear inshore. 

February 12

Morning surface water temperatures are around 54 off the sea islands around Beaufort and the water is very clear inshore.   

January 29

Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-40s in the rivers around Beaufort and the water is very clear.   

January 16

Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 40s in the rivers around Beaufort and the water is generally very clear.   

January 8

Morning surface water temperatures are around 51 degrees in the rivers around Beaufort. Visibility is high. 

December 19

Surface water temperatures are around 55 degrees off the area beaches, while inshore temperatures this morning were 62. Water clarity varies because of recent very high tides but generally the water is clearing. 

December 3

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort have dropped into the upper 50s.

November 20

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are approximately 68 degrees and bait is abundant.    

November 14

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are approximately 70-72 degrees and bait is abundant.    

October 30

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are still about 70-72 degrees and bait is abundant.    

October 16

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are down to about 72 degrees and bait is abundant.    

October 3

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are still about 78 degrees and after the storm (including a possible tornado that came up the Beaufort River) there is tons of grass and debris in the water and it has muddied up

September 26

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 78 degrees and the water has been pretty dirty. More shrimp are showing up again on the flats.

September 19

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 76 degrees and the water is still slightly tannic. There are plenty of shrimp and mullet around in the creeks.  

September 12

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the upper 70s and water conditions are churned up with all the wind.  Bait shrimp and mullet have been a little difficult to catch, perhaps because of the wind and rain. 

August 28

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 84-85 degrees and the water conditions are getting more normal again. Shrimp are everywhere. 

August 14

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort were 84 this morning and the water is very tannic and/or muddy. Bait has moved around with the storm. 

August 1

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are back to the mid-80s and finger mullet are abundant.