High Surf Advisory
NWS Charleston SC ยท US
Details
High Surf Advisory Now In Effect Until 2 PM EDT This Afternoon... ...High Rip Current Risk Remains In Effect Through This Evening... ...Coastal Flood Warning In Effect Until 11 AM EDT This Morning
- Event
- High Surf Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 1 to 4 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Warning, one to two feet of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.9 to 8.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston).
Where
Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
When
For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 11 AM EDT this morning.
Impacts
Significant saltwater inundation will render numerous roads impassable. Properties may also flood. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Additional details
High tide will occur around 8:18 AM today at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1 to 2 hours before and after high tide.
Instructions
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood impact information. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Affected areas
- Coastal Colleton
- Charleston County, SC
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston SC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~51s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M5VERA0P84NVKH97Y4KBG7MF
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01faa42fb6a33b97e478246ecaca5e457f342a86.001.3
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Charleston SC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPCHS
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1237
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
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- [email protected]
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- [email protected]
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- [email protected]
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- [email protected]
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- [email protected]
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- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SUY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWCHS |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS42 KCHS 260635 |
| NWSheadline | HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-261026T1800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-10-26T14:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd1d19ebffb55a2c0d2889592b562a9f87082b95.001.4,2026-10-25T14:35:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a566de4c8c85e26110a3357f3e12b61b85d59d83.001.2,2026-10-25T09:59:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fb9a661d3476aed32432eb3a9ca70bc31d76404.001.2,2026-10-25T03:04:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ccc22c277ed2f4d8e5ed85900fe08753be4e38e.001.3,2026-10-24T21:42:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.67370ac0f3bcd9ce2e886e7c1c42062945cf3b55.001.2,2026-10-24T21:23:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e64e0950a013f91d1df8f0306dd618223d5fa2b.002.2,2026-10-24T18:52:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a22e5eca1e71ccfaf0bdf915c0b53413bfb5e1e.001.2,2026-10-24T17:03:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e8c535f130fdb4212e9d557fb1dd102f1beb4801.001.4,2026-10-24T14:16:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.46a78c4389be56d408fbb2250796c7f437634a9a.001.2,2026-10-24T08:47:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.18b715a178206f4a04cc88e7c88cc69a6243ce8e.001.2,2026-10-24T02:21:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Colleton
- Charleston County, SC
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 045029 |
| SAME | 045019 |
| UGC | SCZ149 |
| UGC | SCZ150 |