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Springmaid Beach Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Springmaid Beach surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Springmaid Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Springmaid Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Springmaid Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Springmaid Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | |
25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | 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 | |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.41m | 7:45PM1.73m | 7:55AM1.37m | 8:23PM1.71m | 8:32AM1.33m | 9:00PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM-0.04m | 2:08AM-0.05m | 2:06PM-0.03m | 2:46AM-0.04m | 2:41PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 |
2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
22 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | SSE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | S 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 18 | — | 23 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 148 | 207 | 207 | 148 | 99 | 148 | 148 | 207 | 448 | 227 | 441 | 77 | 526 | 526 | 434 | 148 | 444 | 57 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 49 | 18 |
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