June 19

Morning surface water temperatures are around 82 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and there are now tons of mullet and shrimp around that are large enough for bait. Despite weaker tides the water has been really dirty this week.

June 11

Morning surface water temperatures are around 81 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and more bait continues to arrive. The water has mostly been dirty this week. 

May 29

Morning surface water temperatures are around 78 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and more bait continues to arrive. 

May 21

Morning surface water temperatures are around 77 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and more bait continues to arrive. 

May 7

Morning surface water temperatures are around 74 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the amount of bait is picking up. 

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.