Hunting Island surf break

Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 EST
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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
10.7° C
(Which is 9.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hunting Island today?

The current surf forecast for Hunting Island at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)9999910101010101010678899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151136139164139142142142120122125109182340574719901723588432406368318421
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
1.83
10:47AM
1.84
11:13PM
1.85
11:37AM
1.76
12:07AM
1.87
12:33PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
-0.04
5:01PM
-0.10
5:21AM
0.03
5:48PM
-0.08
6:17AM
0.10
6:41PM
-0.04
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset------5:45-------5:46-------5:47-
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C161515151415151512108788710111275581014
Feels °C (?)1412121211131212852-1-1-1-32461115713
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