Charleston Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.90° S 171.44° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Charleston sea temperature is
14.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Charleston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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.

Current Weather near Charleston

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Oxford wx

167 km SSE287 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 167°)
10
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Springfield

170 km SSE375 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
light winds from the ESE
(7 km/h at 122°)
15
6.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Collingwood

177 km NE100 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 340 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP3336

196 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
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Christchurch

209 km SSE12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 206°)
5
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP2843

196 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
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SHIP7536

196 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP1757

196 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP5981

196 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
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Christchurch International Airport

197 km SSE210 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainLight rain
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 220°)
8 °C10.0
10.0
broken
broken
overcast

* 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.

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