Springmaid Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
74
86
67
49
49
43
47
24
18
34
33
35
20
15
15
15
10
10
10
9
6
6
9
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:31PM1.67m
4:56AM1.54m
5:22PM1.82m
5:48AM1.57m
6:12PM1.96m
6:41AM1.59m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.11m
10:50PM0.22m
11:06AM0.02m
11:49PM0.11m
11:56AM-0.08m
00:45AM-0.01m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
Temp °C
16
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
17
21
24
24
20
18
14
14
13
11
12
13
14
16
16
17
17
19
20
21
21
20
18
17
14
17
21
19
15
14
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.5
SE
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
12
5
5
4
4
19
16
32
33
35
20
15
15
15
9
10
10
6
6
6
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
1
5
4
18
4
4
4
12
10
10
10
10
8
9
9
4
5
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
86
74
86
67
49
49
43
47
24
34
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
712
42
1322
61
530
544
606
31
42
241
42
93
93
101
45
120
45
120
152
152
152
234
234
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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