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/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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South End surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
South End surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South End sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at South End today?
The current surf forecast for South End at 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at South End. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | |
56 | 81 | 111 | 100 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.11m | 1:34AM1.37m | 1:54PM1.12m | 2:25AM1.35m | 2:47PM1.16m | 3:16AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.27m | 7:23PM0.34m | 8:11AM0.27m | 8:22PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 18 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 12 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 81 | 111 | 100 | 47 | — | 4 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 33 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 325 | 316 | 142 | 0 | 66 | 194 | 252 | 271 | 386 | 782 | 782 | 767 | 832 | 887 | 1105 | 1229 | 1105 | 894 | 2170 | 483 | 142 | 161 | 443 |
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