Hunting Island surf break

Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 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
21.4° 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: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
E
16
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
7
5
73
173
210
214
226
207
238
259
221
183
139
103
79
43
31
26
19
19
19
17
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:16PM1.88m
5:29AM1.86m
6:10PM1.96m
6:20AM1.86m
6:57PM2.04m
7:06AM1.87m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.10m
11:23PM0.10m
11:46AM0.05m
00:16AM0.04m
12:31PM0.01m
1:05AM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:39
6:37
6:37
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7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
2
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
20
17
16
13
11
14
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
23
24
23
18
13
12
9
6
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
15
16
7
4
2
4
4
4
14
3
3
3
43
31
26
19
11
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
5
2
6
4
1
4
4
1
20
23
18
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
5
2
5
1
1
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
73
173
210
214
226
207
238
259
221
183
139
103
79
20
19
19
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
302
491
706
841
438
480
500
566
637
165
165
841
165
165
165
23
221
402
841
304
911
243
243
243
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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