Murrells Inlet surf break

Murrells Inlet surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 EST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 8.9°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 2AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)88877888999989999101067999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99999991619191919181919192024244235342122
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
1.15
9:01AM
1.37
9:07PM
1.18
9:36AM
1.35
9:48PM
1.22
10:13AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
0.02
3:19AM
-0.06
3:58PM
-0.00
3:59AM
-0.05
4:35PM
-0.02
4:41AM
-0.03
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset5:34-------5:35-------5:36-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C98653325765556791011121211101015
Feels °C (?)3310-2-1-3131-1-1-101578101086511
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