Hunting Island surf break

Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hunting Island today?

The current surf forecast for Hunting Island at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
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 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
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
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
10
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
50
47
75
45
45
49
45
45
43
29
32
28
19
21
22
13
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:52PM2.11m
9:04AM1.81m
9:27PM2.08m
9:41AM1.76m
10:02PM2.02m
10:18AM1.70m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.03m
3:11AM0.02m
3:05PM0.07m
3:49AM0.07m
3:40PM0.12m
4:25AM0.13m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:31
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8:01
8:02
8:02
8:04
1
1
2
7
8
12
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
20
21
18
18
19
19
18
17
12
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
18
18
15
11
14
15
15
15
17
17
44
45
45
49
45
45
43
29
32
28
19
21
22
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
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
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
18
18
18
17
17
17
1
7
12
12
7
7
6
6
6
3
3
3
7
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
1
7
3
1
12
2
3
2
3
2
7
3
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
13
14
2
8
50
47
75
35
5
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)
556
281
406
243
243
243
257
406
231
162
54
162
162
162
162
432
432
775
556
543
543
583
655
730
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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