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Hunting Island Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
24.3° 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 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hunting Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
153 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 165 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 107 | 107 | 91 | 80 | 106 | 113 | 110 | 176 | 130 | 135 | 114 | 108 | 104 | 116 | 112 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.81m | 2:14AM1.97m | 2:59PM1.84m | 3:09AM1.88m | 3:55PM1.87m | 4:02AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.13m | 8:28AM0.09m | 8:55PM0.19m | 9:27AM0.10m | 10:00PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 8:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 153 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 145 | 145 | 107 | 107 | 91 | 80 | 106 | 113 | 110 | 176 | 119 | 135 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 91 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 129 | 129 | 165 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 121 | 130 | — | 114 | 108 | 104 | 116 | 112 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 547 | 547 | 547 | 841 | 1615 | 165 | 165 | 243 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 1468 | 0 | 246 | 243 | 243 | 642 | 669 | 618 | 991 | 642 | 51 | 281 | 652 |
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