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. 

May 16

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are approximately 70-72 degrees. Water clarity is very good for this time of year. 

May 2

Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are approximately 69 degrees. Water clarity remains good. 

April 25

Morning surface water temperatures on the beach just off Edisto Island are approximately 68 degrees. Water clarity remains good. 

April 19

Morning surface water temperatures on the beach just off Edisto Island are approximately 65-66 degrees. Water clarity remains good. 

April 11

Morning surface water temperatures on the beach just off Edisto Island are approximately 63 degrees. Water clarity remains good. 

March 27

Morning surface water temperatures on the beach just off Edisto Island are approximately 62-63 degrees, while in the creeks they are about 60-61 degrees. Water clarity is as good as it has been in a while as the rain has slowed a little. 

March 13

Morning surface water temperatures on the beach just off Edisto Island are approximately 60 degrees, and there is an incredible amount of freshwater coming into the system. Between that and very high tides inshore waters are usually dirty and at best tannic.    

February 29

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island range from about 55-59 degrees depending on overnight temperatures, while the ocean is more stable at about 57-58 degrees. With no rain in over a week both rivers are clearing. 

February 16

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 54 degrees and the water in both rivers is clear but tannic with a lot of fresh water inflow. On high tide the North Edisto gets a clean green color when ocean water floods in.     

February 2

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are back up to about 52 degrees and the water has cleared.   

January 25

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island have been about 48 degrees in the creeks. With the rivers still high the water is a little tannic but much clearer than a week or two ago, and when the ocean comes in the water is a nice clean green. 

January 4

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are in the low 50s off the beach, and colder in the creeks. 

December 21

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island have dropped into the low 50s in the big water, while back in the creeks after some of these cold nights surface temperatures are in the upper 40s. The South Edisto is not muddy but the water is brown and tannic with a tremendous amount of freshwater coming down the rivers, and it should stay that way for some time.  

December 14

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island have dropped to 52-53 degrees in the creeks. Water is clearing with the cooler temperatures.

November 30

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island have dropped to 55-56 degrees in the creeks, while the ocean temperature is still about 60 degrees. Water is clearing with the cooler temperatures.

November 17

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 61-62 degrees in the creeks. Water is clearing with the cooler temperatures.

November 9

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 62 degrees in the creeks and 65-66 off the beach. Water is clearing with the cooler temperatures.

November 3

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island have been in the high 50s the last couple of nights, but rising into the mid-60s during the day. Water clarity is still high in both rivers.

October 26

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still about 68 degrees, which is unusually early to be this low. Both rivers are still clear and shrimp are still extremely plentiful. 

October 19

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to about 67 or 68 degrees. Both rivers are still clear and finger mullet and shrimp are still abundant. 

October 13

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to about 70 degrees. Right now both rivers are still clear.