Harbor Island, South Carolina Weather
Harbor Island, South Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Harbor Island, Beaufort County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harbor Island.
About Harbor Island, South Carolina
Harbor Island, a sliver of Lowcountry grace, rises from the brackish embrace of the Atlantic, its sandy shores kissed by tides that whisper tales of salt marshes and ancient oaks. It lies 13.0 miles east-south-east of Beaufort, SC (from Beaufort, SC: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-west of Edisto Beach. The air here, thick with the scent of pine and brine, hangs heavy and sweet, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the sky in bruised purples and fiery oranges that bleed across the expansive horizon. Here, the landscape is a study in understated wildness, where sea oats sway in perpetual motion, their roots gripping the shifting sands, and the calls of unseen shorebirds punctuate the hushed rustle of the coastal breeze. The low-slung dunes, softened by years of wind and water, offer a subtle barrier against the ocean's might, creating pockets of calm where the island breathes a quiet, resilient existence. This particular stretch of South Carolina coastline, Harbor Island, carries the weight of generations who understood the sea's bounty and the land's quiet generosity. Its history is less one of grand pronouncements and more of steady, persistent living, tied to the ebb and flow of fishing seasons and the cultivation of crops that could withstand the salty air. The local economy, long anchored in the harvests of the sea and the fertile, if challenging, soil, now finds a different rhythm with the influx of those drawn to its unpretentious beauty. While not a hub of industry, Harbor Island holds a distinct character, a sense of place forged by the enduring presence of its natural environment and the quiet tenacity of its people, who have learned to live in harmony with the rhythms of the coast.
Live animated radar for Harbor Island and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Harbor Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.387971°N, 80.452883°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29920 |
| Area Code | 843 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harbor Island, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harbor Island, South Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Harbor Island includes coordinates 32.387971°N, 80.452883°W, situated in Beaufort County. ZIP code 29920. Telephone area code: 843. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
