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

WEATHER - LIVE
82° E @ 16 → 20mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
11:58pm / 5:49pm
BUOY 41067
ENE2ft @ 4s
WATER TEMP
84° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

TUE 22

WED 23

THU 24

FRI 25

SAT 26

7pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 7pm on Tue 9/22

WINDENE 11 mph

PRIMARYE (83) 1.9 ft @ 4 sec

SECONDARYESE (114) 0.9 ft @ 7 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Outgoing High Tide,5.5 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Tuesday, Sep 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

N

2mph
1.1ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
choppy

NE

8mph
1.2ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

E

11mph
1.9ft
4s
E

Wednesday, Sep 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
choppy

NNE

14mph
2.5ft
4s
ENE
12pm
2 ft
choppy

NE

15mph
3ft
5s
ENE
6pm
2-3+ ft
choppy

NE

16mph
3.7ft
6s
ENE

Thursday, Sep 24
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3+ ft
fair

NNE

17mph
4ft
7s
ENE
12pm
3+ ft
fair

NNE

15mph
4.1ft
7s
ENE
6pm
3+ ft
fair

NNE

19mph
4ft
8s
ENE

Friday, Sep 25
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-3+ ft
fair

N

16mph
3.6ft
8s
ENE
12pm
2 ft
fair

NNE

14mph
3ft
6s
ENE
6pm
2 ft
clean

NNE

10mph
2.2ft
7s
E

Saturday, Sep 26
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1-2 ft
fair

NNE

14mph
2.4ft
5s
ENE
12pm
1+ ft
choppy

NE

11mph
2.2ft
5s
ENE
6pm
1+ ft
fair

ESE

7mph
1.8ft
5s
E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	N 2mph	1.1ft 8s ESE
12pm	1 ft choppy	NE 8mph	1.2ft 8s ESE
6pm	1 ft choppy	E 11mph	1.9ft 4s E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft choppy	NNE 14mph	2.5ft 4s ENE
12pm	2 ft choppy	NE 15mph	3ft 5s ENE
6pm	2-3+ ft choppy	NE 16mph	3.7ft 6s ENE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3+ ft fair	NNE 17mph	4ft 7s ENE
12pm	3+ ft fair	NNE 15mph	4.1ft 7s ENE
6pm	3+ ft fair	NNE 19mph	4ft 8s ENE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-3+ ft fair	N 16mph	3.6ft 8s ENE
12pm	2 ft fair	NNE 14mph	3ft 6s ENE
6pm	2 ft clean	NNE 10mph	2.2ft 7s E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1-2 ft fair	NNE 14mph	2.4ft 5s ENE
12pm	1+ ft choppy	NE 11mph	2.2ft 5s ENE
6pm	1+ ft fair	ESE 7mph	1.8ft 5s 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 22, 2026 @ 3:22pm.

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