Savannah Traveler
Savannah today
Sunny, high near 75°F, with less wind than Sunday. An NWS Coastal Flood Advisory covers coastal Chatham from 5 to 11 AM, around the 8:29 AM high tide; heading to Tybee, go after 11. A quiet Monday: the SCAD Savannah Film Festival continues, and there’s nothing at Enmarket Arena. High Surf Advisory until 2 PM and High Rip Current Risk until 8 PM at the beaches.
Weather — sunny, morning coastal flooding
- NWS Savannah forecast: Today sunny, with a high near 75°F. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight mostly clear, with a low around 54°F. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
- NWS Coastal Flood Advisory for coastal Chatham (also coastal Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh, Beaufort and coastal Jasper): 5 AM until 11 AM EDT this morning. NWS expects “up to one foot of inundation above ground level” along shorelines and tidal waterways (9.9 to 10.1 feet MLLW at Fort Pulaski), and “Saltwater inundation will impact some roads.” High tide is around 8:29 AM at Fort Pulaski, and saltwater inundation is possible 1 to 2 hours before and after it. NWS: “Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.” Chatham EMA said Sunday afternoon that the Monday morning high tide is forecast to reach 10.1 ft and that roadways such as Highway 80 may be impacted near high tide (Chatham EMA on X).
- The beaches are under a High Surf Advisory until 2 PM EDT and a High Rip Current Risk until 8 PM EDT; details under Nearby.
- Tides (NOAA, Fort Pulaski, predicted): Mon low 2:29 AM (0.00 ft), high 8:29 AM (8.77 ft), low 3:06 PM (0.33 ft), high 8:54 PM (7.67 ft). Tue low 3:17 AM (−0.14 ft), high 9:15 AM (8.90 ft). NWS expects the observed morning tide to run higher than predicted (9.9 to 10.1 ft MLLW).
- Tuesday’s high tide is 9:15 AM (8.90 ft predicted). Check NWS Charleston for any new Coastal Flood Advisory before driving low roads Tuesday morning.
- Plan tip: heading to Tybee? US 80 is the road Chatham EMA flagged near high tide, so go after 11 AM, when the advisory ends.
- Sources: NWS Savannah point forecast · NWS active alerts, Georgia · NWS Charleston · NOAA tides, Fort Pulaski.
Events today (Mon Oct 26)
- SCAD Savannah Film Festival — day three of Oct 24–31. For today’s screenings, check the official schedule. Box office: SCAD Box Office, 216 E. Broughton St., or 912-525-5050. Confirm before you go. filmfest.scad.edu
- Mahjong Mondays with Moon River Mahjong — 5:00–7:00 PM, The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive (Hutchinson Island). Tiles, mats and racks provided per the listing. For cost, check the listing; confirm before you go. savannahswaterfront.com
- For residents: City of Savannah “Savannah MOVES” pop-ups today, 11 AM–1 PM at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St., and 4–6 PM at New Hampstead West Fire Station, 3002 Highgate Blvd. savannahga.gov calendar
- Closures and traffic: no street closures posted on official pages this morning. Low-lying roads may have saltwater on them around the 8:29 AM high tide (see Weather). Expect possible road water on US 80 toward Tybee and other low roads from about 6:30 to 10:30 AM. 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 ticket status, check the arena page. enmarketarena.com/events
History / heritage
- Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum: “Drawn to the Sea: Maritime Stories from Savannah” exhibition, on display May 1, 2026–Jan 31, 2027. Museum hours Monday–Sunday, 10–5, 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (per the museum page this morning). For admission, check the museum page. shipsofthesea.org
- Old Fort Jackson daily programming and cannon firings (Coastal Heritage Society) — 11 AM–2 PM daily per CHS’s listing. Confirm before you go. chsgeorgia.org
- CHS “Loyalists and Liberty: Savannah in the American Revolution” — Savannah History Museum, through Dec 31. For hours and admission, check the official page; confirm before you go. CHS hours and admission
- Mickve Israel “Forging Our Sacred Liberty” (through Jan 8, 2027), 20 E Gordon St. Confirm before you go. mickveisrael.org
Nearby
- Tybee beach: High Surf Advisory until 2 PM EDT this afternoon, and a High risk of rip currents through this evening (NWS surf zone forecast, 2:34 AM EDT). Today: rip current risk High, surf 4 to 6 feet, sunny, lower 70s, northeast winds around 20 mph, water upper 60s. Tuesday: rip risk High, surf 3 to 5 feet. 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 until 2 PM; rip current risk High; surf 3 to 5 feet; northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Same source.
- Richmond Hill, Pooler, Bluffton and Beaufort: no events verified for today.
- Skip Tybee today if you wanted a swim; go for a walk on the beach after 11 AM instead, when the road-flood advisory is over.
Shopping
Quick answers
Q: Is it a beach day?
A: Not for swimming. NWS rates rip current risk High until 8 PM EDT, and today’s High Surf Advisory is set to end at 2 PM EDT.
Q: Any flooding?
A: NWS has a Coastal Flood Advisory for coastal Chatham from 5 to 11 AM, with up to a foot of saltwater possible on some low roads near the water, 1 to 2 hours either side of the 8:29 AM high tide. Don’t drive through water of unknown depth.
Q: Anything at Enmarket Arena tonight?
A: No. Next up is Gavin Adcock on Fri Oct 30.
Q: Something to do indoors?
A: Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum is open 10–5 daily, with the “Drawn to the Sea” exhibition on display.
Sources
As of Mon Oct 26, 2026, 4:35 AM ET. Every dated claim above carries its official or listed URL in the bullet.