Murrells Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.53° N 79.03° W

Murrells Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Murrells Inlet sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.7° 

Murrells Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Murrells Inlet today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Murrells Inlet at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at Murrells Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
14
9
5
5
20
6
13
12
13
20
13
14
14
14
13
8
8
8
10
16
15
7
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
5
NW
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
0
SE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:38AM1.17m
9:10PM1.46m
9:17AM1.20m
9:45PM1.45m
9:54AM1.24m
10:18PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.13m
3:23PM0.07m
4:05AM0.11m
4:02PM0.07m
4:42AM0.09m
4:41PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:16
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
29
27
29
31
32
30
28
29
27
24
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
31
29
31
34
33
32
30
30
30
23
27
30
31
30
30
31
30
29
29
30
29
29
29
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