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

WEATHER - LIVE
79° NNE @ 11 → 16mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
9:18am / 3:27am
BUOY 41067
E1.6ft @ 9s
WATER TEMP
84° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

SUN 20

MON 21

TUE 22

WED 23

THU 24

6am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 6am on Sun 9/20

WINDN 6 mph

PRIMARYESE (119) 1 ft @ 7 sec

SECONDARYESE (122) 0.4 ft @ 11 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Outgoing Mid Tide,3.9 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Sunday, Sep 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

N

6mph
1ft
7s
ESE
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

ENE

9mph
0.8ft
7s
ESE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

E

11mph
1ft
8s
ESE

Monday, Sep 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
clean

WSW

1mph
1.2ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1+ ft
fair

ESE

6mph
1.3ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1+ ft
fair

SE

8mph
1.3ft
8s
ESE

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

NNW

2mph
1.2ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
choppy

E

7mph
1.2ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1+ ft
fair

SE

8mph
1.5ft
7s
SE

Wednesday, Sep 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

NNW

4mph
1.3ft
7s
ESE
12pm
1 ft
choppy

ENE

9mph
0.8ft
7s
ESE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

ENE

8mph
0.7ft
7s
ESE

Thursday, Sep 24
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

NNE

12mph
0.7ft
6s
ESE
12pm
0-1 ft
clean

N

8mph
1.3ft
4s
ENE
6pm
0-1 ft
fair

SE

7mph
1.1ft
5s
E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	N 6mph	1ft 7s ESE
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	ENE 9mph	0.8ft 7s ESE
6pm	1 ft choppy	E 11mph	1ft 8s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft clean	WSW 1mph	1.2ft 8s ESE
12pm	1+ ft fair	ESE 6mph	1.3ft 8s ESE
6pm	1+ ft fair	SE 8mph	1.3ft 8s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	NNW 2mph	1.2ft 8s ESE
12pm	1 ft choppy	E 7mph	1.2ft 8s ESE
6pm	1+ ft fair	SE 8mph	1.5ft 7s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	NNW 4mph	1.3ft 7s ESE
12pm	1 ft choppy	ENE 9mph	0.8ft 7s ESE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	ENE 8mph	0.7ft 7s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	NNE 12mph	0.7ft 6s ESE
12pm	0-1 ft clean	N 8mph	1.3ft 4s ENE
6pm	0-1 ft fair	SE 7mph	1.1ft 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 20, 2026 @ 3:36am.

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