Springmaid Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 EST
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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
11.7° C
(Which is 8.8°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 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)555555544666666788888778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17252518267444889667810171699999
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
1.25
7:03AM
1.58
7:11PM
1.29
7:41AM
1.61
7:51PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.03
12:40AM
-0.05
1:26PM
-0.04
1:19AM
-0.10
2:02PM
-0.10
1:56AM
-0.12
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset--5:30-------5:31-------5:32-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------4781------------
Temp. °C1316161514131086653321016877530
Feels °C (?)81112121297411-1-3-2-2-4-6-513231-2-6
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