Berts Bar Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Carolina, USA)

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Berts Bar Surf Guide

Berts Bar in South Carolina is an exposed beach break Ideal winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

Berts Bar Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	rarely breaks	84°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Berts Bar:

The best conditions reported for surf at Berts Bar occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Berts Bar (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Berts Bar with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in August while 23% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 73% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

23%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

73%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Berts Bar surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Berts Bar is Charleston Afb International Airport (CHS) in USA, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Berts Bar is Beaufort Mcas Airport (NBC), also in USA, 89 km (55 miles) away.

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Berts Bar Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 6 July 2025, 23:09 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (ft)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (mph)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

Tides at Berts Bar

Current tide and informaton

For Sullivans Island (outer coast), South Carolina, 1 miles from Berts Bar.

Next High Water: 05:43am | 4ft

Next Low Water: 12:01am | 1ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Berts Bar Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 29.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (28.8 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Berts Bar won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 84°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Berts Bar

Surf stats for Berts Bar, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Berts Bar

Wind stats for Berts Bar, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Berts Bar Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 1 vote.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:1.0
Difficulty Level:1.0
Crowds:4.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Joe from United States

“I talked with some dried up old surf bums here and they say that Bert's Bar was for real before Hugo. After Hugo it's not. It never is good. I've been out for many different sizes of swell when surf-forecast.com rates it as 3 stars or better and it is never good. Not at high tide and not at low tide. It is not a surf spot. Maybe another hurricane will change it but since Hugo it has not been a break.”

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