Hunting Island surf break

Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 2026 EDT
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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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hunting Island today?

The current surf forecast for Hunting Island at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
37
57
55
44
47
47
38
24
24
34
33
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
12
24
21
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:04AM1.81m
9:27PM2.08m
9:41AM1.76m
10:02PM2.02m
10:18AM1.70m
10:39PM1.95m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.02m
3:05PM0.07m
3:49AM0.07m
3:40PM0.12m
4:25AM0.13m
4:15PM0.17m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:31
6:31
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8:02
8:02
8:04
8:05
3
8
11
3
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
14
11
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
13
13
13
14
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
13
15
15
17
7
8
44
47
47
38
24
24
34
33
8
8
8
4
4
2
5
12
6
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
18
17
17
7
7
12
7
7
6
6
7
5
3
5
6
6
3
2
7
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
5
3
7
7
6
3
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
37
57
55
1
24
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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)
291
243
281
582
356
281
162
323
281
162
356
583
775
432
844
557
645
166
850
850
859
1438
1262
1262
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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