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
Charleston 1 km S23 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry	light winds from the W (7 km/h at 270°)		10 °C	-	- - - -
Westport 13 km NE63 m above sea level 53 minutes ago	Dry	light winds from the NW (7 km/h at 315°)		10.2 °C	-	- - - -
Cape Foulwind 17 km N46 m above sea level 53 minutes ago	No weather report	light winds from the NW (11 km/h at 315°)		- °C	-	- - - -
Carters Beach 19 km NNE3 m above sea level 58 minutes ago	Dry	light winds from the W (6 km/h at 270°)		11.6 °C	-	- - - -
Powerhouse Rd 28 km NE38 m above sea level 54 minutes ago	No weather report	light winds from the W (6 km/h at 270°)		10.6 °C	-	- - - -
Ratanui 33 km S20 m above sea level 59 minutes ago	Dry	calm (4 km/h at 180°)		12.4 °C	-	- - - -
Ngakawau 49 km NE1 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Dry	light winds from the NW (6 km/h at 315°)		10.5 °C	-	- - - -
Nelson Creek 56 km S67 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry	wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		8 °C	-	- - - -
Ahaura Rv at Gorge 64 km SSE107 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry	(- km/h at -°)		- °C	-	- - - -
Ghost Lake - Old Ghost Road 64 km ENE1233 m above sea level 58 minutes ago	Recent light snow	light winds from the W (6 km/h at 270°)		1.9 °C	-	- - - -

* 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.