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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    86° SSW @ 20 → 27mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:47am / 1:29am
  • BUOY 41067
    S3.9ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 7
WED 8
THU 9
FRI 10
3am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and choppy at 3am on Tue 7/7
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSW 11 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYS (173) 3 ft @ 5 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYESE (121) 0.6 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,4.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Jul 7
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    fair
    WSW
    9mph
    2.7ft
    5s
    S
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    13mph
    2.1ft
    5s
    S
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    15mph
    2.6ft
    5s
    SSE
  • Wednesday, Jul 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    10mph
    2.3ft
    5s
    SSE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    2.1ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    S
    17mph
    3ft
    4s
    S
  • Thursday, Jul 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    WSW
    11mph
    2.8ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    1.5ft
    6s
    SE
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    17mph
    3.4ft
    5s
    SSE
  • Friday, Jul 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    WSW
    12mph
    2.7ft
    5s
    S
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    2ft
    5s
    S
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    18mph
    3.5ft
    5s
    SSE
  • Saturday, Jul 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    fair
    WSW
    12mph
    2.4ft
    5s
    S
    12pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    2ft
    5s
    S
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    16mph
    3.6ft
    5s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-West to West-North-West, and was updated Jul 6, 2026 @ 9:10pm.
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