Hunting Island Surf Forecast

/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (32.34° N 80.45° W)

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Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 EDT

Forecast 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 25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hunting Island today?

The current surf forecast for Hunting Island at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (23 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 23					Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	107	107	107	91	88	86	147	137	130	143	135	141	132	103	116	120	111	108	114	114	108	120	132	137
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			2:59PM1.84m				3:09AM1.88m				3:55PM1.87m				4:02AM1.82m				4:48PM1.92m				4:54AM1.77m
Low Tide	8:28AM0.09m				8:55PM0.19m				9:27AM0.10m				10:00PM0.20m				10:21AM0.09m				10:59PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	8:19
mm	1	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	1	—	1	1	2	3	—	3	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	28	27	26	26	28	27	27	27	27	26	27	26	26	25	26	26	25	27	27	26	26	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	NE 7	E 7	SE 6	—	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 7
kJ	107	107	107	91	88	86	96	—	—	143	118	2	1	103	—	120	111	99	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	—	—	E 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	3	7	7	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 13	E 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 5	S 4	SSW 4	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 6	SE 6	SSW 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	4	1	3	147	137	130	135	135	141	132	17	116	24	104	108	114	114	108	120	132	137
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	165	581	165	165	235	51	51	51	51	618	642	643	51	51	642	642	642	642	618	618	643	642	291	291
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina	Pelican Poles		Pelican Poles	Pelican Poles
Rating (10 max)	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	9

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