Outdoors
Golden Isles Outlook
National Weather Service & NOAA · updated 3:50 pmRip Current Statement until Sunday 7:00 pm
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches.
* WHEN...Through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Small Craft Advisory (marine) until Sunday 7:00 pm
* WHAT...East winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft expected.
* WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida coastal waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 20 NM.
* WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 7 PM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Wind NE 11 mph
| Low | 5:57a | 0.3 |
| High | 12:09p | 8.2 |
| Low | 6:50p | 0.9 |
| High | 12:43a | 6.7 |
| Low | 6:58a | 0.6 |
| High | 1:13p | 7.9 |
| Low | 7:55p | 1.1 |
Sunrise 7:39a · Sunset 6:39p
Moon Waning Gibbous, 77% lit
Seas 4.6 ft every 10 s
Wind N 18 mph, gusts 22
Air 70°
This Afternoon: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Rest Of Today: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A slight chance of showers.
Tonight: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
Saturday: East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers.
Saturday Night: East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers.
The Low-Tide Log, Entry One
Saturday I parked beside the old Coast Guard station on First Street at East Beach, St. Simons, and started what I expect will be a long project: walking the Golden Isles at low ti...