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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 Thursday 30 Apr 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | E 11 | S 5 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| 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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | S 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| 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) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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