The surf forecast is 2-3 ft and slightly choppy right now for Hilton Head, SC

WEATHER - LIVE
84° ENE @ 13 → 18mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
7:47pm / 1:23pm
BUOY 41067
SE3ft @ 9s
WATER TEMP
84° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

THU 3

FRI 4

SAT 5

SUN 6

MON 7

2pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 2-3 ft and choppy at 2pm on Thu 9/3

WINDE 12 mph

PRIMARYESE (115) 2.7 ft @ 9 sec

SECONDARY

TIDE LEVEL

High Tide,6.4 ft

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

Thursday, Sep 3
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
fair

NE

6mph
1.5ft
9s
SE
12pm
2+ ft
choppy

E

12mph
2.5ft
9s
ESE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

ESE

11mph
1.4ft
9s
SE

Friday, Sep 4
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2+ ft
fair

SE

7mph
2.7ft
8s
SE
12pm
2+ ft
fair

SE

8mph
2.4ft
7s
SE
6pm
1+ ft
choppy

SSE

9mph
2.2ft
5s
SE

Saturday, Sep 5
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
clean

WSW

6mph
2ft
5s
SSE
12pm
1 ft
fair

S

5mph
1.5ft
5s
SSE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

SSW

14mph
1.7ft
5s
SSE

Sunday, Sep 6
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
clean

W

8mph
0.7ft
8s
ESE
12pm
0-1 ft
fair

E

6mph
0.7ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

E

10mph
1.6ft
4s
E

Monday, Sep 7
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1-2 ft
choppy

NE

14mph
2.6ft
4s
ENE
12pm
2-3+ ft
choppy

ENE

21mph
4.5ft
6s
E
6pm
3+ ft
choppy

ENE

20mph
4.7ft
6s
E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft fair	NE 6mph	1.5ft 9s SE
12pm	2+ ft choppy	E 12mph	2.5ft 9s ESE
6pm	2 ft choppy	ESE 11mph	1.4ft 9s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2+ ft fair	SE 7mph	2.7ft 8s SE
12pm	2+ ft fair	SE 8mph	2.4ft 7s SE
6pm	1+ ft choppy	SSE 9mph	2.2ft 5s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft clean	WSW 6mph	2ft 5s SSE
12pm	1 ft fair	S 5mph	1.5ft 5s SSE
6pm	1 ft choppy	SSW 14mph	1.7ft 5s SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	W 8mph	0.7ft 8s ESE
12pm	0-1 ft fair	E 6mph	0.7ft 8s ESE
6pm	1 ft choppy	E 10mph	1.6ft 4s E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1-2 ft choppy	NE 14mph	2.6ft 4s ENE
12pm	2-3+ ft choppy	ENE 21mph	4.5ft 6s E
6pm	3+ ft choppy	ENE 20mph	4.7ft 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 Sep 3, 2026 @ 9:02am.

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