January 23
Morning surface water temperatures off the beaches around Hilton Head are about 51 degrees and the water is clear.
January 4
Morning surface water temperatures off the beaches around Hilton Head are about 54 degrees, and the water is clearing after big moons and recent storms.
December 21
Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are about 56, and with the crazy winds and storm surge the water is muddy.
December 14
Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are down to the upper 50s. Clarity continues to improve.
November 29
Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are down to about 60 degrees. The water is not clear yet but it’s heading that way.
November 16
Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are down to about 63 degrees.
November 9
Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are around 67 degrees.
November 3
Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are still in the upper 60s and the water is muddy after extreme tides and wind.
October 27
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are down to about 69 degrees.
October 20
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are down to about 70 degrees.
October 13
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are down to about 75 degrees and the water was clean before yesterday’s weather.
October 5
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are still about 79 degrees and the water is dirty with the mega-tides. Bait is everywhere.
September 28
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are down to about 80 degrees and the mullet run is underway.
September 21
Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are about 83 degrees.
September 7
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 84-85 degrees.
August 24
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are 90 degrees.
August 18
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 89 degrees.
August 4
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 87 degrees in the ocean, 91 in the main rivers, and even higher in the creeks at low tide. Bait is everywhere.
July 27
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 87 degrees and the creeks are full of bait.
July 13
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 87 degrees and the creeks are full of bait. Finger mullet should very soon be bait-sized.
June 29
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are in the lower 80s.
June 22
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 78 or 79 degrees.
June 16
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head got up to about 79 or 80 degrees, but have dropped back to about 76.
June 8
Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 77 degrees.