The surf forecast is 1 ft and choppy right now for Hilton Head, SC

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    87° S @ 16 → 20mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:49pm / 8:24pm
  • BUOY 41067
    SSW2ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    88° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 28
WED 29
THU 30
FRI 31
SAT 1
7pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 7pm on Tue 7/28
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDS 16 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYESE (114) 1 ft @ 8 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (183) 2 ft @ 3 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide,5.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Jul 28
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    WSW
    8mph
    1.1ft
    8s
    ESE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    11mph
    1.1ft
    8s
    ESE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    16mph
    1ft
    8s
    ESE
  • Wednesday, Jul 29
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    W
    12mph
    2.3ft
    5s
    SSW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    9mph
    1.6ft
    4s
    SSW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    2.4ft
    4s
    S
  • Thursday, Jul 30
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    NW
    12mph
    2.2ft
    5s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    ENE
    6mph
    1.1ft
    7s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    7mph
    0.7ft
    7s
    SE
  • Friday, Jul 31
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    1.4ft
    4s
    S
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    SE
    4mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    10mph
    1.2ft
    5s
    SSE
  • Saturday, Aug 1
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    7mph
    1.6ft
    4s
    SSE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    14mph
    2.1ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SE
    14mph
    2.2ft
    4s
    SSE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-West to West-North-West, and was updated Jul 28, 2026 @ 3:20pm.
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