Hunting Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Carolina, USA)

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Hunting Island Surf Guide

Hunting Island in South Carolina is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rips and rocks.

Hunting Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	21.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hunting Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hunting Island occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Hunting Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 27% of the time in July while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 24% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

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

blown out

49%

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

too small

24%

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

Explore Hunting Island Location Map

Interactive Hunting Island 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 Hunting Island is Beaufort Mcas Airport (NBC) in USA, 30 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hunting Island is Charleston Afb International Airport (CHS), also in USA, 73 km (45 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Hunting Island Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 01:06 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 04
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	E	ENE	ENE	E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	glass	glass

What does Hunting Island look like?

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Tides at Hunting Island

Current tide and informaton

For Fripp Inlet Bridge, South Carolina, 2 km from Hunting Island.

Next High Water: 10:18am | 1.7m

Next Low Water: 04:25am | 0.13m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Hunting Island Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (21.5 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite