December 19
Surface water temperatures are around 55 degrees off the area beaches, while inshore temperatures this morning were 62. Water clarity varies because of recent very high tides but generally the water is clearing.
December 3
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort have dropped into the upper 50s.
November 20
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are approximately 68 degrees and bait is abundant.
November 14
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are approximately 70-72 degrees and bait is abundant.
October 30
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are still about 70-72 degrees and bait is abundant.
October 16
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are down to about 72 degrees and bait is abundant.
October 3
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Beaufort are still about 78 degrees and after the storm (including a possible tornado that came up the Beaufort River) there is tons of grass and debris in the water and it has muddied up
September 26
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 78 degrees and the water has been pretty dirty. More shrimp are showing up again on the flats.
September 19
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 76 degrees and the water is still slightly tannic. There are plenty of shrimp and mullet around in the creeks.
September 12
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the upper 70s and water conditions are churned up with all the wind. Bait shrimp and mullet have been a little difficult to catch, perhaps because of the wind and rain.
August 28
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 84-85 degrees and the water conditions are getting more normal again. Shrimp are everywhere.
August 14
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort were 84 this morning and the water is very tannic and/or muddy. Bait has moved around with the storm.
August 1
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are back to the mid-80s and finger mullet are abundant.
July 26
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the mid- to upper 80s and both bait-sized shrimp and finger mullet are abundant. In some areas the water is really dirty but in closed systems that don’t have rivers flowing in it is still pretty clean.
July 11
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the mid- to upper 80s.
June 26
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the low to mid-80s.
June 12
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 81 degrees and there are mullet and tons of shrimp too small for bait around.
June 6
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 80 degrees.
May 23
Morning surface water temperatures in the ocean around Beaufort are about 75-76 degrees while morning inshore temperatures are around 77 or 78.
May 15
Morning surface water temperatures in the ocean around Beaufort are about 75 degrees while morning inshore temperatures are around 77 or 78. A lot of recent rain has dirtied up the water. There are a few menhaden and glass minnows around, with finger mullet way back in the creeks, while small shrimp are several weeks away from being ready for bait.
May 2
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 72 degrees and clarity is a bit down with all the wind.
April 25
Morning surface water temperatures off Beaufort are about 68 degrees, while inshore temperatures vary with weather and time of day.
April 11
Morning surface water temperatures off Beaufort are about 65 degrees, while inshore temperatures vary wildly with weather and time of day.