Hunting Island surf break

Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hunting Island today?

The current surf forecast for Hunting Island at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
8
8
8
8
11
23
31
24
23
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
24
26
30
22
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
15
SSE
30
SW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:17PM2.12m
8:27AM1.84m
8:52PM2.11m
9:04AM1.81m
9:27PM2.08m
Low Tide
1:52PM-0.00m
2:32AM-0.01m
2:29PM0.03m
3:11AM0.02m
3:05PM0.07m
3:49AM0.07m
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:33
6:33
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8:00
8:01
8:02
8:02
2
1
1
1
1
10
8
1
Temp °C
20
22
21
20
19
20
19
17
19
19
20
20
18
19
20
21
22
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
20
23
20
19
18
20
18
14
16
18
19
20
18
20
22
21
19
12
10
10
10
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
E
11
0.2
S
5
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
16
11
7
7
4
3
2
23
2
20
18
18
10
5
5
17
17
4
7
24
26
30
22
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
2
1
2
2
18
18
18
18
4
5
17
4
6
9
9
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
5
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
1
1
2
2
11
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
17
16
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
1
4
5
4
10
31
24
23
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
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)
289
243
243
243
247
247
302
265
286
651
155
295
301
271
243
243
243
376
247
406
162
162
304
356
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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