Hunting Island surf break

Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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 2PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
S
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.8
ENE
4
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
10
9
20
9
13
16
18
12
8
8
4
8
11
66
15
20
18
20
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
5
W
5
W
10
SW
10
S
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:06AM1.87m
7:39PM2.09m
7:48AM1.86m
8:17PM2.12m
8:27AM1.84m
8:52PM2.11m
Low Tide
1:13PM-0.01m
1:50AM-0.01m
1:52PM-0.00m
2:32AM-0.01m
2:29PM0.03m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:37
6:35
6:35
6:33
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8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
21
22
22
22
23
22
20
19
22
22
21
20
19
18
15
18
17
18
17
17
17
22
20
22
21
22
22
23
24
22
22
21
22
23
22
20
20
17
11
13
14
16
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
E
10
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
10
10
10
4
3
4
20
9
13
16
18
12
8
4
4
4
4
4
2
20
18
20
19
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
5
5
4
4
9
9
9
8
1
8
2
8
11
1
2
2
2
4
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
10
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
S
5
0.5
E
11
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
7
1
1
2
8
66
15
14
10
7
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
243
162
231
243
243
302
231
231
221
265
243
243
356
291
247
247
265
243
243
441
706
302
319
265
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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