Hunting Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.34° N 80.45° W

Issued: 12 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hunting Island sea temperature is

20.8°C

Hunting Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hunting Island today (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hunting Island at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (09 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

Table - waves today at Hunting Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 9					Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	183	176	138	135	123	123	121	93	93	91	91	90	65	64	64	55	35	33	33	33	32	19	18	17
Wind (km/h)	NW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	7:39AM2.21m				7:47PM1.93m				8:16AM2.17m				8:25PM1.88m				8:53AM2.12m				9:04PM1.81m
Low Tide			1:55PM0.12m				1:52AM0.11m				2:35PM0.16m				2:30AM0.16m				3:13PM0.23m				3:06AM0.21m


	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	21	22	21	20	20	19	18	19	21	21	20	21	20	18	17	18	21	22	17	17	18	17	17
Feels °C	17	20	21	20	19	20	18	16	17	18	18	18	20	18	15	14	15	18	17	13	13	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	183	176	138	135	123	123	121	93	93	91	91	90	65	64	64	55	35	33	33	33	32	19	18	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	SSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	WSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	—	—	1	2	2	2	7	13	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Fort Fisher Carolina North	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	The Shoals Florida - North	Jax Beach Pier Florida - North	Jax Beach Pier Florida - North	Jax Beach Pier Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Jax Beach Pier Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Buccaneer Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	290	0	0	0	0	231	243	243	243	302	243	302	302	463
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina	Folly Beach Pier	Folly Beach Pier	13th Ave South Surfside	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	Pelican Poles	Hunting Island		Hunting Island	Hunting Island	South End	South End
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	The Point Carolina North	Waverly New Jersey	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Outside Shoals Maryland	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Riomar Reef Florida - North	Riomar Reef Florida - North	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte
Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States	Fullers United States	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Ghost Town Spain	Faja da Areia Portugal	Lebu Chile	Gwenvor United Kingdom	Anael France	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Anael France	Anael France	Anael France	Afife Portugal	Anael France	Anse de Cabestan France	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Never miss your swells again.

Built by surfers, trusted by millions for over 20 years. The Wavefinder in our app makes it even easier to find where the best waves are breaking. Follow the yellow stars along your coast and get there first.

QR code to download the Surf‑Forecast app

Scan the QR code to open the Surf‑Forecast app

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hunting Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Hunting Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Hunting Island today (09 Nov):

Short Range Forecast

Never miss your swells again.

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website