AHQ Report - Hilton Head
June 11
Morning surface water temperatures are about 81 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and the water conditions have varied this week.
May 29
Morning surface water temperatures are about 79 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and bait is still a bit spotty. With giant tides the water has overall been a bit muddier.
May 21
Morning surface water temperatures are about 77 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and bait is still a bit spotty.
May 8
Morning surface water temperatures are about 75 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and bait has been a little spotty this week.
April 24
Morning surface water temperatures are about 72 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and bait is now prolific.
April 9
Morning surface water temperatures are about 68 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound but in the 70s in the creeks. Water clarity varies.
March 27
Morning surface water temperatures are about 62 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and water clarity varies.
March 20
Morning surface water temperatures are about 60-61 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and the water is still clear.
March 12
Morning surface water temperatures are about 58 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and the water is still pretty clear, especially considering the big full moon tides.
February 27
Morning surface water temperatures are about 54-55 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and the water is still pretty clear but starting to get a little stained.
February 13
Morning surface water temperatures are about 55 in the main rivers around Hilton Head and the water is still extremely clear.
February 7
Morning surface water temperatures are back to about 52 in the rivers around Hilton Head and the water is still extremely clear.
January 29
Morning surface water temperatures are back to about 46 in the creeks around Hilton Head and the water is unseasonably clear – for a season when it’s normally fairly clear anyway!
January 15
Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 46 in the creeks around Hilton Head. The water is getting very clear.
January 9
Morning surface water temperatures are about 53 in the creeks around Hilton Head and dropping. The water is getting very clear.
December 19
Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s off Hilton Head, but varying in the creeks.
December 4
Inshore surface water temperatures have dropped to about 62 degrees around Hilton Head.
November 20
Inshore surface water temperature temperatures are still very warm, about 70 degrees around Hilton Head, but those should start to drop very soon.
November 14
Inshore surface water temperature temperatures are still very warm, about 70-73 degrees, around Hilton Head, but with the extreme tides and strong winds this week the water is pretty dirty.
October 30
Inshore surface water temperature temperatures are down to about 70 degrees around Hilton Head and the water has been very clear. Bait can be a little tricky to find and it seems to be very scattered.
October 17
Inshore surface water temperature temperatures are down to about 75 degrees around Hilton Head.
October 3
Inshore surface water temperature temperatures are up to 81-82 degrees around Hilton Head.
September 26
Inshore surface water temperature temperatures are still about 80 degrees around Hilton Head and the water is very dirty.
September 12
Inshore surface water temperature temperatures are down to about 80 degrees around Hilton Head and the water is pretty turbid. It takes some work but finding mullet has been worth it.