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Hunting Island Surf Forecast
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Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hunting Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hunting Island sea temperature is
27.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hunting Island today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hunting Island at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hunting Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
54 | 53 | 140 | 33 | 57 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 40 | 39 | 53 | 54 | 92 | 156 | 150 | 131 | 159 | 155 | 165 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:48PM2.06m | 7:57AM1.73m | 8:26PM2.06m | 8:37AM1.71m | 9:03PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.07m | 2:06AM0.10m | 1:57PM0.09m | 2:46AM0.11m | 2:35PM0.12m | 3:25AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 54 | 53 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 54 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 140 | 33 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 53 | 54 | 92 | 156 | 150 | 131 | 159 | 155 | 165 | 177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 850 | 850 | 243 | 243 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 243 | 243 | 302 | 731 | 243 | 166 | 362 | 302 | 165 | 669 | 165 | 302 | 243 | 157 | 51 | 0 |
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