June 29
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are up to about 78 degrees and with the South Edisto at flood stage the salinity is very low after coming up 7 feet in 3 days! Neither river is muddy but with full moon tides coming they will soon be dirty.
June 22
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still at 74 degrees.
June 16
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are up to about 74 degrees. The North Edisto is fairly clear, but on any more extreme tides around the new and full moon the South Edisto gets pretty dirty. The rivers and creeks have filled up with bait-sized shrimp.
June 8
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still about 72 degrees.
June 2
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 71-72 degrees and the water is dirtier after 2-4 inches of rain over the weekend.
May 26
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 72 degrees and clarity is good in both rivers.
May 12
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 71 degrees and clarity is good.
May 5
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 70 degrees and clarity is decent considering the wind and super high, full moon tides.
April 27
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 70 degrees and clarity in both rivers is good.
April 11
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 65 degrees and clarity in both rivers is good.
March 31
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 63 degrees and clarity in both rivers is good.
March 26
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to 60 degrees. Both rivers are clearing.
March 9
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 63 degrees. In particular the South Edisto River is still pretty tannic and dirty.
February 24
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 58 degrees. The water is still very dark and tannic around Edisto.
February 16
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 56 degrees. With all the rain the water is very dark and tannic around Edisto.
February 2
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 54-56 degrees. With all the rain the South Edisto is fairly tannic while the North Edisto is cleaner.
January 20
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 53 degrees in the creeks and 55-56 on the front beaches. Both rivers are clear.
January 5
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 55 or 56 degrees in the creeks and the rivers are clear.
December 22
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to about 54 degrees in the creeks. The North Edisto and the South Edisto are both still clear.
December 15
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still about 56 or 57 degrees in the creeks. The North Edisto and the South Edisto are now both clear.
December 2
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to about 56 or 57 degrees in the creeks. The North Edisto is clear but outside of high tide the South is coffee-colored.
November 18
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are down to about 62 degrees. The water is clearing daily after all the recent rains.
November 10
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still about 70 degrees. Both river systems are clear.
November 3
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still about 70 degrees in the ocean and 67 in the creeks. Both river systems are clear.