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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    88° S @ 13 → 18mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:24pm / 1:25pm
  • BUOY 41067
    SE2ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 18
WED 19
THU 20
FRI 21
SAT 22
7pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 7pm on Tue 8/18
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDS 10 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSE (124) 1.2 ft @ 8 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (187) 1.6 ft @ 3 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide,1.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Aug 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    W
    10mph
    1.2ft
    8s
    SE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    clean
    W
    6mph
    1.2ft
    8s
    SE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    9mph
    1.2ft
    8s
    SE
  • Wednesday, Aug 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    WNW
    12mph
    1.3ft
    10s
    SE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    1.3ft
    9s
    SE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    S
    13mph
    1.2ft
    9s
    ESE
  • Thursday, Aug 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    W
    7mph
    1.1ft
    9s
    ESE
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SSE
    6mph
    1.1ft
    8s
    ESE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    14mph
    1ft
    8s
    ESE
  • Friday, Aug 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    1ft
    8s
    ESE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    7mph
    1ft
    8s
    ESE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    16mph
    1.9ft
    3s
    SSE
  • Saturday, Aug 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    11mph
    2.2ft
    4s
    S
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    13mph
    2ft
    4s
    S
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    S
    23mph
    3.8ft
    5s
    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 Aug 18, 2026 @ 3:26pm.
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