Hilton Head Island · Beaufort County · South Carolina
Burkes Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Hilton Head Island, SC
Burkes Beach, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: 1 ft, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 9 mph. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.7 ft at 7:52 pm.
1 ft
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 12 s · ESE
- Wind
- 4 mph (WSW), gusts 9cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft risinghigh 6.7 ft at 7:52 pm
- Water
- 69°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 77°F
- Sun
- rise 6:46 amset 5:26 pm
Burkes Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Burkes Beach: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Burkes Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 7.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (WNW) | 8.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 8.1 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 7.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 4.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (W), gusts 9 | 2.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 9 | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 2.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12 | 4.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12 | 5.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 5.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 7.1 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (W) | 7.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 3 mph offshore (W) | 7.5 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 18 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 18 | 3.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 4.5 ft |
Burkes Beach beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Burkes Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 183 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 5% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Burkes Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Burkes Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Burkes Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 12 s · ESE | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 11 s · ESE | 4 mph offshore (W) | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 11 s · ESE | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 12 | 6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.4 ft · 3 s · SW | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 31 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.0 ft · 3 s · WSW | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | 12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 13 s · ESE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 3 s · NE | 10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 17 | 6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 11 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.8 ft · 2 s · N | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NE) | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 21 | 13 mph cross-shore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Burkes Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Burkes Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Burkes Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.9 ft at 1:16 am, high 8.1 ft at 7:37 am, low 1.1 ft at 2:01 pm and high 6.7 ft at 7:52 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and rising.
Burkes Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:16 amHigh 8.1 ft at 7:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:01 pmHigh 6.7 ft at 7:52 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:59 amHigh 7.7 ft at 8:18 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:41 pmHigh 6.5 ft at 8:30 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:40 amHigh 7.5 ft at 8:55 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:17 pmHigh 6.4 ft at 9:06 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:19 amHigh 7.2 ft at 9:32 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:02 pmHigh 5.8 ft at 9:46 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.7 ft at 4:03 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:17 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 5.6 ft at 10:32 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 4:46 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:31 pmHigh 5.7 ft at 11:18 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.5 ft at 5:36 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:46 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.7 ft at 12:11 amLow 1.7 ft at 6:27 amHigh 6.4 ft at 12:33 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.7 ft at 1:07 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:23 amHigh 6.3 ft at 1:26 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Burkes Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Burkes Beach is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 77°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Burkes Beach
- Hilton Head Island5.0 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- North Jetty, Georgia15 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Sugar Shack, Georgia15 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
- 2nd Street, Georgia15 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
- Tybee Island Pier, Georgia16 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- 17th Street Boardwalk, Georgia17 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
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About Burkes Beach
Burkes Beach is a beach break in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, facing east-southeast.
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