13th Ave South Surfside 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.67° N 78.90° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's 13th Ave South Surfside sea temperature is

23.2°C

13th Ave South Surfside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 13th Ave South Surfside today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 13th Ave South Surfside at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 7	ENE 9	E 9	E 12	E 13	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	181	136	129	244	123	59	96	103	80	56	38	81	79	29	78	82	74	49	48	14	22
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:49PM1.55m				4:08AM1.41m				4:38PM1.61m				4:57AM1.53m					5:24PM1.66m
Low Tide	9:11AM0.47m				10:05PM0.39m				10:16AM0.41m				10:55PM0.29m					11:14AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	20	22	21	19	16	14	13	16	20	21	20	18	16	14	13	16	20	21	21	19
Feels °C	11	15	17	17	15	12	10	9	12	16	17	17	15	13	11	9	12	17	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 12	E 13	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	181	136	129	87	123	59	96	103	80	56	38	38	24	24	78	82	74	49	48	14	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	—	ESE 12	ENE 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	22	22	24	24	24	27	29	32	55	—	29	12	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	—	E 11	E 11	ENE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	—	ENE 7	ENE 9	—	N 3	N 2	ENE 8	—	—	—	ENE 6
kJ	10	6	—	244	116	18	12	21	13	10	—	81	79	—	2	1	50	—	—	—	22
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	29	29	29	0	184	79	29	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	The Washout	South End	Edisto Beach	Edisto Beach	Edisto Beach	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	Folly Beach Pier	The Washout	South End	Folly Beach Pier	The Washout	Edisto Beach	Edisto Beach	Folly Beach Pier	South End	Pelican Poles	South End	The Washout
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5

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