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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    83° SSW @ 16 → 20mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    2:02am / 8:07am
  • BUOY 41067
    SSE2.6ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 27
FRI 28
SAT 29
SUN 30
2am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 2am on Thu 8/27
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSSW 12 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYESE (120) 0.8 ft @ 9 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (187) 1.8 ft @ 3 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide,0.8 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Aug 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    8mph
    2ft
    4s
    S
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    SSE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    14mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    SSE
  • Friday, Aug 28
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    WSW
    9mph
    0.9ft
    9s
    ESE
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    0.9ft
    9s
    ESE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    13mph
    1ft
    9s
    ESE
  • Saturday, Aug 29
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    1.1ft
    8s
    ESE
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    1.1ft
    8s
    ESE
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    ESE
    7mph
    1.1ft
    8s
    ESE
  • Sunday, Aug 30
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    SSE
    3mph
    1.4ft
    8s
    SE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    ESE
    6mph
    1.4ft
    8s
    SE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    10mph
    1.4ft
    8s
    SE
  • Monday, Aug 31
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    1.4ft
    8s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    SE
    6mph
    1.2ft
    8s
    ESE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    11mph
    1.5ft
    8s
    ESE
Check 16-days forecast with
Surf Captain Pro
Upgrade to Pro
This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-West to West-North-West, and was updated Aug 26, 2026 @ 9:10pm.
Read more about the Surf Captain forecasts.

Forecast Services

Surf Captain Mobile
  • App Store Link
  • Google Play Store Link

Surf Captain Widgets

Add Surf Captain Widgets to your website. Choose from two different widget types to provide the 3 day surf forecast or current conditions on your site.

View Service

Surf Etiquette Guide

We created the Surf Captain Surf Etiquette guide to hand out to surf schools and surf shops to help educate the new wave of beginner surfers. Free for those willing to help educate.

View Service

Cross Promotional Tide Charts

The Surf Captain cross promotional tide charts offer you and your business and easy and inexpensive way to market your brand. The tide charts are 3 months front, and 3 months back, with your logo and business info on the top of each side.

View Service

Surf Captain Mini Handbook

The Surf Captain Mini Handbooks - A Simple Guide to Surf Forecasting. The Mini Handbook is a trifold brochure providing the basic understandings of ocean wave science and surf forecasting.

View Service