Hunting Island surf break

Hunting Island surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
20.8° 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 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
20
19
16
16
15
8
8
8
8
16
16
12
6
13
15
6
6
5
5
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
on
on
High Tide
2:11PM1.73m
2:33AM1.96m
3:16PM1.75m
3:34AM1.91m
4:18PM1.80m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.16m
8:03PM0.14m
8:54AM0.19m
9:15PM0.18m
9:59AM0.16m
10:23PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
21
22
21
20
20
20
19
18
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
22
23
22
21
19
19
19
17
20
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
20
19
18
20
19
20
19
18
20
20
19
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
20
19
16
16
15
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
13
15
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
9
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
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
3
3
6
5
4
1
1
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
2
2
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
19
Energy kJ
1
2
3
3
2
4
5
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
8
9
10
15
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
12
13
22
26
24
34
21
19
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)
243
265
362
586
604
604
600
302
162
286
281
586
706
246
247
247
302
302
376
1425
1467
162
64
414
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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