Bert's Bar Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
VERY POOR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Knee to thigh

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

3.8FT5s
S179º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

16KTSSSW

19kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

1.6FT

Temperature

85°F

spotName Wind & Weather
84ºF

Rashguard

Kurt Korte

South Carolina Forecast

Kurt Korte •

Today

Windswell builds some more. Strong winds mean less than ideal conditions but OK for time of year.

Our winds don't look great but there should be a decent amount of windswell. Target the mid to higher tide to try to get the best shape. Moderate to strong onshore winds to deal with.

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Bert's Bar Surf Guide

Sullivan's Island is just south of the Isle of Palms and gets energy from NE/E swells, but the jetty for the shipping lane blocks all southerly energy. On a NE windswell, the peak in front of Bert's Bar once offered board snapping power as it's right next to the shipping channel, so there's deep water just offshore. It's at the end of the south causeway to the island. It can be offshore here when it's howling side/onshore everywhere else. Strong north current on big swells. Shoaling has turned t... Read more