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Springmaid Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Springmaid Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.58m | 7:55PM2.09m | 8:27AM1.56m | 8:49PM2.08m | 9:22AM1.52m | 9:44PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM-0.11m | 1:36PM-0.24m | 2:32AM-0.18m | 2:27PM-0.28m | 3:25AM-0.21m | 3:20PM-0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 17 | — |
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 48 | — | 12 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 438 | 93 | 93 | 449 | 1060 | 1323 | 1322 | 643 | 256 | 199 | 392 | 643 | 854 | 722 | 619 | 438 | 438 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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