Current weather conditions and live observations for Charleston based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Charleston right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
WestportAeroAws 21 km NE5 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	light winds from the NE (15 km/h at 50°)		15.9 °C	10 km	10 km no observation
HokitikaAeroAws 98 km S40 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	light winds from the E (17 km/h at 80°)		13.8 °C	20 km	20 km no observation
NelsonAeroAws 162 km ENE6 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	calm (4 km/h at 80°)		11.9 °C	10 km	10 km no observation
Oxford wx 167 km SSE287 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	calm (2 km/h at 293°)		14 °C	-	- - - 0
Springfield 170 km SSE375 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the SSW (15 km/h at 204°)		11.6 °C	-	- - - 0
Collingwood 177 km NE100 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	calm (2 km/h at 17°)		17 °C	-	- - - 0
Darfield 192 km SSE150 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	light winds from the NNW (6 km/h at 337°)		17 °C	-	- - - 0
KaikouraAws 195 km ESE108 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	light winds from the N (13 km/h at 350°)		15.2 °C	20 km	20 km no observation
KaikouraAws 195 km ESE108 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	light winds from the N (13 km/h at 350°)		15.2 °C	20 km	20 km - no observation -
Christchurch International Airport 197 km SSE690 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry and partly cloudy	light winds from the ENE (11 km/h at 60°)		12 °C	10.0	10.0 no cloud

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Charleston and within an acceptable time window.