Savannah today

Weather — windy, morning coastal flooding

• NWS Savannah forecast: Today mostly sunny, high near 75°F, northeast wind 14–18 mph, gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight mostly clear, low around 57°F, northeast wind 12–16 mph, gusts as high as 28 mph.
• NWS Coastal Flood Advisory for coastal Chatham (also Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh, Beaufort and coastal Jasper): this morning, 5 AM until 10 AM EDT. NWS expects “up to one foot of inundation above ground level” along shorelines and tidal waterways (10.0 to 10.2 ft MLLW at Fort Pulaski), and “Saltwater inundation will impact some roads.” Chatham EMA said Saturday that roads such as Highway 80 could be affected near high tide (Chatham EMA on X). Never drive through flooded roadways.
• The beaches are under a High Rip Current Risk through this evening and a High Surf Advisory until 5 PM Monday; details under Nearby.
• Tides (NOAA, Fort Pulaski, predicted): Sun low 1:43 AM, high 7:44 AM (8.47 ft), low 2:16 PM, high 8:09 PM (7.71 ft). Mon low 2:29 AM, high 8:29 AM (8.77 ft). NWS expects this morning’s tide to run higher than predicted. For Monday’s 8:29 AM high tide, check NWS Charleston for any new advisory.
• Plan tip: windy all day, gusts to 30. Heading to Tybee? US 80 is the road that floods at high tide, so go after 10 AM. Downtown, the riverfront and Bay Street bluff are windier than the squares.
• Sources: NWS Savannah point forecast · NWS active alerts, Georgia · NWS Charleston · NOAA tides, Fort Pulaski.

Events today (Sun Oct 25)

Confirm hours and tickets on each official page before going.

• Wag-O-Ween dog costume event — day two (Oct 24 & 25), downtown and Starland; finalist race sign-up on site in Pulaski Square, and pre-registration tables at Pulaski Square and Starland Yard. For hours and price, check the official page (listings checked Oct 19; confirm before you go). Downtown on a Sunday morning, pay meters with the ParkSavannah app and check posted signs. wagoween.org
• Jurassic Quest — last day, 9 AM–5 PM, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center. Ticketed; you pick an arrival time at checkout. It’s on Hutchinson Island, across the river from River Street, and isn’t walkable from the squares, so skip it if you only want a quick look. jurassicquest.com
• SCAD Savannah Film Festival — day two of Oct 24–31. For today’s screening times, check the official page. Box office: SCAD Box Office, 216 E. Broughton St., or 912-525-5050. filmfest.scad.edu
• JD Simo and Luther Dickinson with Black Joe Lewis and Honeybears — tonight 7:00–10:00 PM, District Live, 400 W. River St. For tickets, check the official page; confirm before you go. savannahswaterfront.com
• For residents: the 6th District Cleanup ends today, 36 Clubhouse Drive (listings checked Oct 24; confirm before you go). savannahga.gov calendar
• Closures and traffic: no street closures posted on official pages this morning. Low-lying roads, including US 80 toward Tybee, may have saltwater on them around the morning high tide, roughly 7–10 AM (see Weather). Traffic: 511ga.org

Enmarket Arena

• Nothing at the arena today.
• Next: Gavin Adcock, Fri Oct 30 · Ghost Pirates vs Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Sun Nov 1 · Ghost Pirates vs Atlanta Gladiators, Thu Nov 5. For tickets, check the official page. enmarketarena.com/events

History / heritage

• CHS Frogwarts: A Magical Adventure! — today 11 AM–3 PM, Georgia State Railroad Museum and Savannah Children’s Museum; the museums are closed 9–11 AM for setup. Listings checked Oct 24; confirm before you go. chsgeorgia.org
• Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum: Sea Monsters Family Day — today 1:00–4:00 PM; build a spooky swamp sea monster with collage. For price, check the official page. shipsofthesea.org
• Old Fort Jackson daily programming and cannon firings (Coastal Heritage Society) — 11 AM–2 PM daily per CHS’s listing. Windy on the river today. Listings checked Oct 22; confirm before you go. chsgeorgia.org
• CHS “Loyalists and Liberty: Savannah in the American Revolution” exhibit — Savannah History Museum, through Dec 31. For hours and admission, check the official page. Listings checked Oct 19; confirm before you go. CHS hours and admission
• Mickve Israel “Forging Our Sacred Liberty” exhibit (through Jan 8, 2027), 20 E Gordon St. Listings checked Oct 19; confirm before you go. mickveisrael.org

Nearby

• Tybee beach: High Surf Advisory until 5 PM Monday, and a High risk of rip currents through this evening (NWS surf zone forecast, 2:34 AM EDT). Today: surf 4 to 6 ft, partly sunny, lower 70s, windy, northeast winds 25–30 mph, water upper 60s. Monday: rip risk High, surf 4 to 6 ft. High means life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Not a swim day. The NWS surf zone forecast is suspended after Oct 31. NWS surf zone forecast
• Hilton Head and Beaufort beaches: the same High Surf Advisory and High rip risk; breezy, northeast winds 20–25 mph. Same source.
• Beaufort: Pat Conroy Literary Festival, final day. Brunch with Lynn Seldon, 11 AM–1 PM, Saltus River Grill, 802 Bay St; ticketed via the festival’s Eventbrite. The Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St) is open noon–4 PM Thu–Sun per the center site. patconroyliterarycenter.org
• Richmond Hill, Pooler and Bluffton: no events verified for today.

Shopping

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