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

WEATHER - LIVE
80° SW @ 11 → 16mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
3:31am / 9:36am
BUOY 41067
SSE2ft @ 4s
WATER TEMP
79° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

MON 28

TUE 29

WED 30

THU 1

2am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 2am on Mon 9/28

WINDSSW 8 mph

PRIMARYESE (107) 0.8 ft @ 10 sec

SECONDARYSSW (192) 1 ft @ 3 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Outgoing Low Tide,1.8 ft

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

Monday, Sep 28
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
fair

SW

4mph
0.8ft
10s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
clean

NE

1mph
0.8ft
10s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

SSE

8mph
0.8ft
10s
ESE

Tuesday, Sep 29
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

ESE

2mph
0.8ft
9s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
choppy

E

8mph
0.8ft
9s
ESE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

ESE

10mph
0.7ft
9s
ESE

Wednesday, Sep 30
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

ENE

5mph
0.7ft
9s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
choppy

NE

12mph
0.7ft
9s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

ENE

12mph
0.8ft
10s
ESE

Thursday, Oct 1
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
choppy

E

9mph
1.9ft
4s
SE
12pm
1 ft
choppy

ESE

11mph
1.9ft
5s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

ESE

10mph
1.8ft
5s
ESE

Friday, Oct 2
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
choppy

ESE

8mph
2ft
5s
ESE
12pm
1+ ft
choppy

SE

9mph
2.1ft
5s
SE
6pm
1+ ft
fair

SE

8mph
2ft
5s
SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft fair	SW 4mph	0.8ft 10s ESE
12pm	1 ft clean	NE 1mph	0.8ft 10s ESE
6pm	1 ft choppy	SSE 8mph	0.8ft 10s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	ESE 2mph	0.8ft 9s ESE
12pm	1 ft choppy	E 8mph	0.8ft 9s ESE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	ESE 10mph	0.7ft 9s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	ENE 5mph	0.7ft 9s ESE
12pm	1 ft choppy	NE 12mph	0.7ft 9s ESE
6pm	1 ft choppy	ENE 12mph	0.8ft 10s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft choppy	E 9mph	1.9ft 4s SE
12pm	1 ft choppy	ESE 11mph	1.9ft 5s ESE
6pm	1 ft choppy	ESE 10mph	1.8ft 5s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft choppy	ESE 8mph	2ft 5s ESE
12pm	1+ ft choppy	SE 9mph	2.1ft 5s SE
6pm	1+ ft fair	SE 8mph	2ft 5s 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 Sep 27, 2026 @ 9:15pm.

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