Beach forecast for Beaufort
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (EDT) · South Carolina, United States Today, Wed, Oct 28 · EDT- Swimming
- Calm · 3.1 ft
- Water
- 68 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 6 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 4:56 am and 5:34 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a fair beach day in Beaufort (6/10). The best hours are from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm: pleasant temperatures, a calm sea and low tide at 5:34 pm, though with light offshore wind. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6Fair beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 3.1 ft | 68 °F | 6 |
| Thu 29 | 4Poor beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.8 ft | 68 °F | 3 |
| Fri 30 | 6Fair beach day | 9:00 am–2:00 pm3:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 69 °F | 5 |
| Sat 31 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.8 ft | 69 °F | 4 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.8 ft | 69 °F | 4 |
| Mon 2 | 4Poor beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 3.5 ft | 69 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 6Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 3.1 ft | 70 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
3 good hours- Official statement: Rip Current Statement (NWS Charleston SC)
- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 79 °F: pleasant
- Calm for swimming: 3.1 ft waves
- UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 68 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 5:34 pm: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 3.1 ft
3.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 68 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 6 · SPF 30
Max UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 10 mph
Offshore breeze (10 mph). Watch floats and inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 4:56 am
Low tide at 4:56 am and 5:34 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 11:07 am and 11:25 pm.
The best window, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, brings pleasant temperatures, a calm sea and low tide at 5:34 pm, though with light offshore wind.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am | 2 | Clear sky | 59 °F | 7 mph | 2.6 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 2 | Mainly clear | 62 °F | 8 mph | 2.6 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 4 | Mainly clear | 67 °F | 9 mph | 2.6 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 6 | Mainly clear | 73 °F | 7 mph | 2.7 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 78 °F | 7 mph | 2.8 ft | 6 |
| 2:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 79 °F | 9 mph | 2.8 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 77 °F | 10 mph | 2.9 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 7 | Mainly clear | 78 °F | 8 mph | 3.0 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 8 | Mainly clear | 78 °F | 7 mph | 3.1 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Beaufort
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Burkmeyer Beach 2.0 mi · S
- Burckmyers Beach 2.3 mi · S
- The Sands 4.3 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Parking
Water quality: check the official beach advisories for South Carolina (S.C. Beach Guide).
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1.4 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 0.8 of 1; minus wind 0.3.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Beaufort
Is it a beach day in Beaufort today?
A fair beach day: 6/10. Best from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with pleasant temperatures, a calm sea and low tide at 5:34 pm, though with light offshore wind.
What are the swimming conditions in Beaufort today?
3.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Beaufort?
About 68 °F today: cool. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Beaufort today?
UV reaches 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Beaufort?
Today low tide is at 4:56 am and 5:34 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 11:07 am and 11:25 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Beaufort?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a poor beach day (4/10), best from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near Beaufort?
Burkmeyer Beach (2.0 mi), Burckmyers Beach (2.3 mi) and The Sands (4.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Beaufort today
Learn more
Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Beaufort (NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)