Hilton Head Island Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
0-1FT
Shin to knee
Swell
Wind
6KTSESE
6kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
78°F
1mm wetsuit
South Carolina Forecast
Rob Mitstifer •Today
E swell sets up small knee-thigh high surf with favorable AM winds/conditions.
Leftover E swell is down from days prior but we'll see another clean morning window with offshore winds. The early low tide isn't ideal, so I'd look around the incoming. Easing but still rideable for the midday and PM, and onshore southerly winds increase for added texture.
Hilton Head Island Surf Forecast
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Hilton Head Island Surf Guide
The surf potential here is not terribly good, due to a wide continental shelf and occasional sandbars from outflow from the Broad River, so you'll find typical Carolina beachbreak with no real standout areas. Hilton Head picks up the best swells from the S and E, and works best on an incoming tide. Hurricane swells will be best. Read more