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Murrells Inlet Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Murrells Inlet surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Murrells Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Murrells Inlet sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Murrells Inlet today?
The current surf forecast for Murrells Inlet at 8PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Murrells Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | |
16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.45m | 7:21AM1.28m | 7:52PM1.49m | 8:02AM1.26m | 8:32PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.02m | 1:54AM0.05m | 2:04PM0.00m | 2:39AM0.03m | 2:43PM-0.00m | 3:20AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | ESE 5 | S 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | — | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 42 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 920 | 108 | 117 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 119 | 411 | 422 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 169 | 247 | 247 | 228 | 637 | 169 | 97 | 137 | 362 |
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