The surf forecast is 1-2 ft and fairly clean right now for Hilton Head, SC

WEATHER - LIVE
82° ENE @ 9 → 11mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
5:22am / 11:30am
BUOY 41067
SE2ft @ 7s
WATER TEMP
83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

TUE 1

WED 2

THU 3

FRI 4

SAT 5

7am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1-2 ft and clean at 7am on Tue 9/1

WINDNNE 5 mph

PRIMARYESE (120) 1.7 ft @ 8 sec

SECONDARY

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming Low Tide,2 ft

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

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

NE

5mph
1.7ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1-2 ft
fair

ENE

7mph
1.7ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1-2 ft
choppy

E

9mph
1.6ft
7s
SE

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

ENE

5mph
1.6ft
7s
ESE
12pm
2+ ft
choppy

E

8mph
2.1ft
11s
ESE
6pm
2+ ft
choppy

ESE

9mph
2.2ft
10s
SE

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

SSE

6mph
1.5ft
9s
ESE
12pm
1+ ft
fair

ESE

4mph
1.5ft
9s
ESE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

SSE

8mph
2.1ft
9s
SE

Friday, Sep 4
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1-2 ft
fair

SSW

7mph
1.3ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1-2 ft
choppy

S

10mph
1.7ft
8s
SE
6pm
1+ ft
choppy

S

11mph
1.5ft
8s
SE

Saturday, Sep 5
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
fair

WSW

8mph
1.2ft
8s
SE
12pm
1 ft
fair

SSW

4mph
1.1ft
8s
SE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

SSW

12mph
1ft
8s
SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1-2 ft fair	NE 5mph	1.7ft 8s ESE
12pm	1-2 ft fair	ENE 7mph	1.7ft 8s ESE
6pm	1-2 ft choppy	E 9mph	1.6ft 7s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1-2 ft fair	ENE 5mph	1.6ft 7s ESE
12pm	2+ ft choppy	E 8mph	2.1ft 11s ESE
6pm	2+ ft choppy	ESE 9mph	2.2ft 10s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft fair	SSE 6mph	1.5ft 9s ESE
12pm	1+ ft fair	ESE 4mph	1.5ft 9s ESE
6pm	2 ft choppy	SSE 8mph	2.1ft 9s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1-2 ft fair	SSW 7mph	1.3ft 8s ESE
12pm	1-2 ft choppy	S 10mph	1.7ft 8s SE
6pm	1+ ft choppy	S 11mph	1.5ft 8s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft fair	WSW 8mph	1.2ft 8s SE
12pm	1 ft fair	SSW 4mph	1.1ft 8s SE
6pm	1 ft choppy	SSW 12mph	1ft 8s 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 1, 2026 @ 3:09am.

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