Charleston HarborBoating Map & Navigation Guide
Charleston Harbor boating map and navigation guide (South Carolina). Plan routes with turn-by-turn water routing, 3,567 depth soundings, 41 boat ramps.
What we chart on Charleston Harbor
Navigating Charleston Harbor
Charleston Harbor, SC is a coastal waterway in South Carolina, and this page collects what Navi Wake knows about navigating it. The waterway is charted for routing, which means Navi Wake can plan a path across open water that stays off the land and follows the channel instead of drawing a straight line through a peninsula.
We hold 1,014 charted navigation aids on Charleston Harbor. That breaks down into 323 channel markers, 376 marked hazards, 165 lights, and 150 special-purpose markers. We also chart 41 public boat ramps and 104 marinas on the shoreline, mapped separately from the aids above. Depth coverage comes from 3,567 surveyed soundings and 1,532 depth contours, which is what lets the chart shade the shallows.
Ramps and marinas on Charleston Harbor
Public boat ramps
41 charted in total. Named ramps include:
- Madere's Landing
- Remley's Point Boat Landing
- Shem Creek Landing
- Station 26 Boat Landing
- Wappoo Cut Public Boat Ramp
Marinas
104 charted in total. Named marinas include:
- Ashley Marina
- Carolina Yacht Club
- Charleston Branch Pilots Association
- Charleston Fish Guy Mooring Buoy
- Charleston Harbor Marina
- Charleston Maritime Center
- Cooper River Marina
- Dolphin Cove Marina
- Hobcaw Creek Community Docks
- Isle of Palms Marina
- Mooring
- Municipal Marina
- Safe Harbor Bristol
- Safe Harbor Marina
- Seabreeze Marina
- Sunset Cay Marina
Frequently asked questions
- Can Navi Wake plan a boat route on Charleston Harbor?
- Yes. Charleston Harbor has a generated water grid, so Navi Wake plans routes that stay on navigable water, route around land, and follow the channel rather than cutting across it.
- Does Charleston Harbor have a depth map?
- Yes. We hold 3,567 depth soundings, 1,532 depth contours, and 1,496 charted depth areas for Charleston Harbor, which the chart uses to shade shallow water.
- Where can I launch a boat on Charleston Harbor?
- Navi Wake charts 41 boat ramps on Charleston Harbor, including Madere's Landing, Remley's Point Boat Landing, Shem Creek Landing, Station 26 Boat Landing, Wappoo Cut Public Boat Ramp. Each one appears on the interactive chart so you can route to it from the water.
- What marinas are on Charleston Harbor?
- We chart 104 marinas on Charleston Harbor, including Ashley Marina, Carolina Yacht Club, Charleston Branch Pilots Association, Charleston Fish Guy Mooring Buoy, Charleston Harbor Marina, Charleston Maritime Center.
- Are there restricted areas on Charleston Harbor?
- We hold 254 charted zones on Charleston Harbor, covering areas such as restricted, caution, and anchorage zones. Always defer to posted signage and current notices to mariners.
- Does Navi Wake show tides for Charleston Harbor?
- Yes. Charleston Harbor is coastal, so Navi Wake pulls tide predictions for it - which matters because a depth that clears at high tide may not clear at low.
- Is Navi Wake a replacement for official charts on Charleston Harbor?
- No. Navi Wake is a planning and situational-awareness tool built from public data sources. It is not a substitute for official NOAA charts, local notices to mariners, a working depth sounder, or your own judgment on the water.
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