February 27
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are 53-54 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
February 13
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are 50 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
February 7
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are back to 50 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
January 29
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are in the mid-40s and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
January 15
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers have stabilized at about 48 degrees and both rivers are clear.
January 8
Morning surface water temperatures off the front beach at Edisto Island are down to 49 degrees and the creeks are around 47 in the mornings. Both rivers are clear.
December 19
Morning surface water temperatures off the front beach at Edisto Island are down to 54 degrees, but the creeks were 60 yesterday. Both rivers are clear.
December 4
Morning surface water temperatures off the front beach at Edisto Island are down to 60 degrees, but the creeks are much cooler – especially in the mornings. Both rivers are clear.
November 20
Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are about 67 degrees. With a significant amount of freshwater inflow both rivers are clear but relatively tannic in parts.
November 13
Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are 70-71 degrees. Both rivers are clear and there is still plenty of bait in the creeks.
October 30
Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are 68-69 degrees. Both rivers are clear and there is still plenty of bait in the creeks.
October 17
Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are in the low 70s but will likely rebound a couple of degrees after this cold front passes. Both rivers are clear and there is still plenty of bait in the creeks.
October 3
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 78-79 degrees and the water is still fairly clear.
September 26
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 78-79 degrees and the water is clear.
September 12
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 77-78 degrees, but still 80 in the ocean. The Edisto River is very low and the water has good clarity.
August 29
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 80-82 degrees. The Edisto River is back to normal levels (actually a bit low for this time of year) and the water color is normalizing. Bait is abundant.
August 16
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to about 82. The water is very brown tannic and shrimp are hard to find but the mullet run has started.
August 1
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to about 84, but they should rise again with predicted weather. Both rivers are clear and bait is still abundant.
July 18
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still about 86, as warm as the water is likely to get this year, and with no rain the water is very clear. Shrimp have showed up in good numbers this week and finger mullet are still abundant.
July 11
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 86, as warm as the water is likely to get this year, and with no rain the water is very clear. We are between shrimp seasons but finger mullet are abundant.
June 27
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are in the mid-80s and the water is very clear. There are lots of live shrimp in the creeks and finger mullet are big enough for bait.
June 12
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are approximately 78 degrees and the water is very clear. There are lots of live shrimp in the creeks and finger mullet are now big enough for bait.
June 6
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are approximately 77 degrees and despite strong tides this week the water remains pretty clear. There are lots of live shrimp in the creeks and finger mullet are now big enough for bait.
May 23
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are approximately 75-76 degrees. Water clarity is very good for this time of year.