Springmaid Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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Springmaid Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Springmaid Pier sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 9PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
5
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
29
40
27
22
14
18
45
13
40
33
90
17
9
5
8
5
6
5
12
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
W
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:10AM1.20m
11:36PM1.47m
11:59AM1.18m
00:24AM1.43m
12:53PM1.20m
1:17AM1.41m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.24m
5:59AM0.23m
5:45PM0.30m
6:46AM0.26m
6:35PM0.34m
7:37AM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:20
6:20
6:18
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8:01
8:02
8:02
8:04
1
13
10
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
20
17
20
21
22
17
16
16
15
18
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
15
15
18
21
24
16
15
14
13
16
18
17
18
18
20
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
25
24
27
23
12
9
9
18
13
9
6
25
17
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
2
2
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
9
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
7
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
15
15
29
40
27
22
14
16
45
13
40
33
90
1
3
5
8
4
6
12
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
492
937
872
872
441
361
429
122
443
258
359
16
31
61
152
152
231
794
650
823
722
722
1033
1060
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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