13th Ave South Surfside surf break

13th Ave South Surfside surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDT
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13th Ave South Surfside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 13th Ave South Surfside sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today?

The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at 13th Ave South Surfside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
21
16
16
16
16
16
16
31
42
54
16
16
16
16
16
16
30
29
15
30
30
31
17
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:01PM2.04m
8:31AM1.55m
8:53PM2.05m
9:26AM1.53m
9:48PM2.02m
Low Tide
1:43PM-0.29m
2:37AM-0.26m
2:34PM-0.31m
3:29AM-0.26m
3:26PM-0.28m
4:21AM-0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
25
25
25
23
22
22
21
21
23
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
24
25
27
25
25
23
22
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
21
21
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
15
1
16
16
16
16
6
4
16
31
30
16
16
16
6
7
8
30
29
15
31
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
17
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
1
16
16
31
16
16
16
6
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
21
2
2
2
5
7
42
54
8
8
6
14
5
30
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
91
1030
1184
1321
641
641
102
397
390
436
641
808
571
436
47
344
354
354
1075
1075
1665
43
43
43
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
3
3
4
6
4
9
2
2
4
2
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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