PADDLERS' RESOURCES
Kayaking in
or Around Charleston, South Carolina Today?
Weather:
Charleston weather information from the National Weather
Service Forecast Office
Folly Beach Surf Cam:
FollyWaves.com
Tide Resources
Tide Graph for Folly bridge/landing.
NOAA Tides and Currents for Charleston
A favorite tide resource: TideSpy
Kayaking Info., Resources and Links, Wind & Weather Data
Scroll down for more tides
and weather links, area paddling
information and more. We hope you'll find what you're
looking for here.
You may be interested in Charleston
area boat landings, Scott's Paddling
Spots, and our links page
which includes a variety of additional information and links
to our friends and favorite companies, Charleston area
businesses and more.
NEW: We're also
developing the Sea
Kayak Carolina On-Line Guide to provide
details about area landings and paddling destinations as
well as specific trip reports. To accompany the Guide there
will be detailed Google Maps. Take a look at the first
entries (Wando
River and Cat Island and Garris
Landing to Bull Island) and stay tuned for many more
entries to come.
Have an idea for a paddling resource that we should link to?
Please contact our webmaster
with any suggestions.
More Tides & Weather
Folly
Weather: from FollyWeather.com:
with current wind and weather data.
SC Marine Buoy Data:
NOAA's National Data Buoy Center- South Carolina Recent
Marine Data from NOAA
7-Day Forecast:
NOAA's current forecast for our area.
South Carolina Tides:
from Saltwatertides.com.
Charleston Tide Predictor:
Also available for other SouthEast locations
Beaufort Wind Force Scale
Download Beaufort Scale PDF
The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing
wind intensity based mainly on observed sea conditions.
Other Beaufort Scale Resources —
›› NOAA Beaufort Scale
›› Wikipedia entry with sea condition
photos
›› Amazing Howtoons Beaufort Scale as comicbook
illustrration
Aids to Navigation Graphics
We have developed a Library of Aids to Navigation
for your use—
Nautical aids to navigation are provided to assist ships and
boats through the waterways and harbors with minimal
incident, much akin to the laws associated with driving a
motor vehicle. Based on the USCG Aids to Navigation, we have
constructed a chart with symbols for your education,
training and download use.
›› Aids
to Navigation
NOAA Charts
NOAA's Office of Coast Survey
Online charts to review, and information on how to purchase
the charts you need: The online charts are up-to-date with
the most recent Notices to Mariners corrections. Use the
on-line charts as a ready reference or planning tool. Use
NOAA’s printed or digital charts to navigate with on your
voyage.
Everything Folly —
City
of Folly Beach
FollyBeach.com:
Visitor information and links
Winds and Tides:
From Surfline.com
Scott's Paddling Spots
Live Maps: Scott's Kayak Spots
Shop owner and Pod Elder Scott Szczepaniak has posted live
links to dozens of Lowcountry, South Carolina and Southeast
kayak hot spots, including paddling destinations, put ins,
shops and other resources. Definitely worth a look.
ACA: Making the World a Better Place to Paddle
The
American Canoe Association: http://www.americancanoe.org
Dedicated to helping people enjoy the outdoors using kayaks,
canoes and rafts since 1880. Enabling paddlers through
education; pursuing recreation and stewardship on the water.
BCU: Source of star-training and certifications
The
British Canoe Union, North America: http://www.bcuna.com
Helping paddlers learn from qualified coaches; helping
coaches learn to instruct paddlers. Serving beginners and
experts equally.
South Carolina's Lowcountry Paddlers
Lowcountry Paddlers: http://www.lowcountrypaddlers.net
Members of the Lowcountry Paddlers share a common interest
in paddling the coastal waters, rivers, creeks, swamps, and
lakes of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Experience levels
vary from Beginner to Expert while boats range from
Sit-on-Tops to Expedition Sea Kayaks.
The Lowcountry Sea Kayak Pod
Sea Kayak Pod: http://seakayakpod.com/
A site promoting paddling in and around Charleston, SC. The
sea kayak Pod is a community of highly developed amphibious
mammals that spend part of their time on the water; and the
rest of their time wishing that they were on the water.
South Carolina's Palmetto Paddlers
Palmetto Paddlers: http://palmettopaddlers.org
Palmetto Paddlers, Inc. is a canoe and kayak club based in
Columbia, SC. The club organizes both whitewater and flat
water trips and sponsors training in paddling techniques,
river safety and rescue.