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

WEATHER - LIVE
76° NNE @ 7 → 9mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
4:48pm / 10:31am
BUOY 41067
ESE1ft @ 7s
WATER TEMP
78° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

TUE 13

WED 14

THU 15

FRI 16

SAT 17

1pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 1pm on Tue 10/13

WINDNE 3 mph

PRIMARYSE (126) 1.2 ft @ 7 sec

SECONDARY

TIDE LEVEL

Outgoing Mid Tide,5 ft

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

Tuesday, Oct 13
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

N

7mph
1.2ft
7s
SE
12pm
1 ft
clean

NNE

4mph
1.2ft
7s
SE
6pm
1 ft
fair

SSE

5mph
1.2ft
7s
SE

Wednesday, Oct 14
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
clean

NW

2mph
1.3ft
7s
ESE
12pm
1+ ft
clean

SE

1mph
1.3ft
7s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

S

7mph
1.3ft
7s
ESE

Thursday, Oct 15
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

W

6mph
1.2ft
7s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
clean

WSW

3mph
1.1ft
7s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
fair

S

6mph
1.1ft
7s
ESE

Friday, Oct 16
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

WSW

7mph
0.9ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
clean

WSW

6mph
1ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
fair

SW

8mph
0.9ft
9s
ESE

Saturday, Oct 17
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
choppy

NNE

21mph
3.6ft
5s
NE
12pm
2-3 ft
choppy

NE

19mph
4.5ft
6s
ENE
6pm
2-3+ ft
choppy

ENE

17mph
4.3ft
6s
E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	N 7mph	1.2ft 7s SE
12pm	1 ft clean	NNE 4mph	1.2ft 7s SE
6pm	1 ft fair	SSE 5mph	1.2ft 7s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft clean	NW 2mph	1.3ft 7s ESE
12pm	1+ ft clean	SE 1mph	1.3ft 7s ESE
6pm	1 ft choppy	S 7mph	1.3ft 7s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	W 6mph	1.2ft 7s ESE
12pm	1 ft clean	WSW 3mph	1.1ft 7s ESE
6pm	1 ft fair	S 6mph	1.1ft 7s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	WSW 7mph	0.9ft 8s ESE
12pm	1 ft clean	WSW 6mph	1ft 8s ESE
6pm	1 ft fair	SW 8mph	0.9ft 9s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft choppy	NNE 21mph	3.6ft 5s NE
12pm	2-3 ft choppy	NE 19mph	4.5ft 6s ENE
6pm	2-3+ ft choppy	ENE 17mph	4.3ft 6s E

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-West to West-North-West, and was updated Oct 13, 2026 @ 9:06am.

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