Savannah Traveler
Savannah today
Windy Halloween. An NWS Rip Current Statement covers the Georgia beaches until 8 PM, with rip risk High at Tybee, Hilton Head and Beaufort. Partly sunny, high near 77°F, gusts as high as 29 mph. The Savannah Wiener Dog Races run on the waterfront late morning, the Forsyth Farmers’ Market is on, and the SCAD Savannah Film Festival wraps today.
Weather — windy Halloween
- NWS Savannah forecast: Today partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 6 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Tonight mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- NWS Rip Current Statement, Georgia beaches (includes coastal Chatham): through this evening, until 8 PM EDT. NWS: “Dangerous rip currents.” “Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.” Details under Nearby.
- No Coastal Flood Advisory is posted for coastal Chatham this morning.
- Tides (NOAA, Fort Pulaski, predicted, ft MLLW): high 12:36 AM (6.91), low 6:46 AM (0.47), high 1:06 PM (8.10), low 7:34 PM (1.05).
- Trick-or-treating tonight: NWS calls for mostly cloudy skies, a low around 63 and northeast gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Sources: NWS Savannah point forecast · NWS active alerts, coastal Chatham · NOAA tides, Fort Pulaski.
Events today (Sat Oct 31)
- Savannah Wiener Dog Races, 11 AM–12:30 PM, Plant Riverside District, 400 West River Street (rescheduled from Oct 10 to Oct 31 per Savannah’s Waterfront). The Doggie Parade and Costume Contest go first, then the heats and the final race. savannahswaterfront.com
- Forsyth Farmers’ Market, every Saturday 9 AM–1 PM in Forsyth Park, rain or shine. Confirm before you go. forsythfarmersmarket.com
- SCAD Savannah Film Festival: today is the final day of the Oct 24–31 festival. Check the official schedule for the lineup and tickets. Box office: SCAD Box Office, 216 E. Broughton St., or 912-525-5050. Confirm before you go. filmfest.scad.edu
- South Georgia State Fair, 105 Fort Argyle Rd., first weekend (opened Thu Oct 29). Check the fair site for today’s hours, admission, ride bands and parking. Confirm before you go. southgeorgiastatefair.com
- Closures and traffic: no street closures posted on official pages this morning. Traffic: 511ga.org
- Parking downtown and on River Street: use the ParkSavannah app and check posted signs.
- Skip this if you want a quiet River Street late this morning; the dog races draw a crowd at Plant Riverside.
Enmarket Arena
- Nothing at the arena today.
- Next: Ghost Pirates vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Sun Nov 1. Check ticket status on the arena page. enmarketarena.com/events
History / heritage
- Savannah History Museum guided programs (Coastal Heritage Society): today at 10:30 AM, 12 PM and 2 PM, included with regular admission. Programs may continue outside on Battlefield Memorial Park. Check the museum page for admission. chsgeorgia.org
- Old Fort Jackson daily programming and cannon firings (Coastal Heritage Society): 11 AM–2 PM today. chsgeorgia.org
- Pin Point Heritage Museum (Coastal Heritage Society): open 9 AM–4 PM today (Thursday–Saturday schedule; next open Thu Nov 5). Check the museum page for admission. chsgeorgia.org
- CHS “Loyalists and Liberty: Savannah in the American Revolution”, Savannah History Museum, through Dec 31. Confirm before you go. CHS hours and admission
- Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum: “Drawn to the Sea: Maritime Stories from Savannah”, through Jan 31, 2027, 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Check the museum page for hours and admission; confirm before you go. shipsofthesea.org
Nearby
- Tybee beach: NWS surf zone forecast (2:33 AM EDT) for Coastal Chatham (Tybee): “HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.” Today: rip current risk High, surf 3 to 5 feet, partly sunny, mid 70s, “Breezy. Northeast winds around 15 mph, increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.” Water upper 60s, UV index Moderate. Tybee low tide 6:51 AM, high tide 12:57 PM. NWS definition: High means “Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone.” Today’s is the last Surf Zone Forecast of the season; NWS says it resumes April 1, 2027. Not a swim day. NWS surf zone forecast
- Hilton Head / Beaufort beaches: NWS rates rip risk High today (“HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING”), surf 3 to 4 feet. NWS surf zone forecast
- Richmond Hill, Pooler, Bluffton: nothing verified for today. Visit Pooler’s next listed events start Sat Nov 7. visitpooler.com
- Skip Tybee today if you wanted a swim; a beach walk works, but the afternoon gets windy.
Shopping
Quick answers
Q: Is it a beach day?
A: Not for swimming. NWS rates rip current risk High at Tybee, Hilton Head and Beaufort today, and its Rip Current Statement runs until 8 PM EDT.
Q: Any flooding?
A: No Coastal Flood Advisory is posted for coastal Chatham this morning.
Q: Anything at Enmarket Arena tonight?
A: No. The next event is the Ghost Pirates game on Sun Nov 1.
Q: What’s on for Halloween?
A: The Savannah Wiener Dog Races at Plant Riverside (11 AM–12:30 PM), the Forsyth Farmers’ Market (9 AM–1 PM), the film festival’s final day and the state fair.
Q: Will it be windy tonight?
A: Yes. NWS calls for a northeast wind 12 to 20 mph tonight, with gusts as high as 30 mph and a low around 63.
Sources
As of Sat Oct 31, 2026, 4:30 AM ET. Every dated claim above carries its official or listed URL in the bullet.