Popular Georgia bypass route; offshore avoiding shoals.
Optimized for marine passage planning, vessel routing, and coastal or offshore weather tracking. This automated marine weather routing tool updates daily using premium data models. Below is the weather, wave, and ocean current layout for a standard vessel transit from Port Royal Sound, Hilton Head Island, SC to St. Mary's Inlet, GA /FL and Fernandina Beach, FL.
Expect significant time on the nose, expect a more demanding trip. Winds range from 12 to 21 kts with waves 2.6 to 4.1 ft with period of 4 to 5 seconds. Overall, wind and waves mostly aligned or partially aligned. Wind angles: 50% reaching, 50% on the nose. Sea state: 83% aligned, 17% cross-seas.