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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    80° SW @ 20 → 27mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:45pm / 10:48am
  • BUOY 41067
    S3.3ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    81° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 17
THU 18
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
12pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 12pm on Wed 6/17
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDWSW 17 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSE (130) 0.9 ft @ 7 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (215) 2 ft @ 4 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,4.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, Jun 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    0.9ft
    7s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    17mph
    0.9ft
    7s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    17mph
    2.8ft
    5s
    SW
  • Thursday, Jun 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    11mph
    1ft
    7s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    12mph
    1ft
    7s
    SE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    15mph
    2.4ft
    4s
    S
  • Friday, Jun 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    SW
    18mph
    3.3ft
    4s
    SSW
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    14mph
    2.7ft
    5s
    SSW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    14mph
    1.7ft
    5s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Jun 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    WSW
    7mph
    1.1ft
    7s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    WSW
    2mph
    1.1ft
    7s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    ENE
    10mph
    1.1ft
    7s
    SE
  • Sunday, Jun 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    7mph
    1.1ft
    7s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    6mph
    0.9ft
    7s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    14mph
    0.9ft
    7s
    SE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-West to West-North-West, and was updated Jun 17, 2026 @ 9:08am.
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