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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    85° S @ 20 → 27mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:20am / 1:04am
  • BUOY 41067
    SSE4.3ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 5
THU 6
FRI 7
SAT 8
SUN 9
3am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 3am on Wed 8/5
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSSW 15 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYS (169) 2.3 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYESE (122) 1.2 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,4.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Wednesday, Aug 5
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    1.2ft
    7s
    ESE
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    ESE
    4mph
    1.9ft
    5s
    SE
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    14mph
    2.2ft
    7s
    SE
  • Thursday, Aug 6
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    1.2ft
    7s
    ESE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    S
    9mph
    1.1ft
    7s
    ESE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SE
    10mph
    1.8ft
    7s
    SE
  • Friday, Aug 7
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    fair
    SE
    7mph
    2.2ft
    5s
    SE
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    ESE
    9mph
    2.5ft
    6s
    SE
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SE
    10mph
    2.6ft
    7s
    SE
  • Saturday, Aug 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    10mph
    3.1ft
    8s
    SE
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    8mph
    2.7ft
    8s
    SE
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SE
    8mph
    2.4ft
    8s
    SE
  • Sunday, Aug 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    2.2ft
    8s
    SE
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    6mph
    1.9ft
    8s
    SE
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    1.8ft
    7s
    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 Aug 5, 2026 @ 3:09am.
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