Beaufort · Beaufort County · South Carolina
Hunting Island Surf Report & Forecast, Beaufort, SC
Hunting Island, Beaufort, South Carolina: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.0 ft at 7:45 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 12 s · ESE
- Wind
- 5 mph (WSW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.4 ft risinghigh 6.0 ft at 7:45 pm
- Water
- 69°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 76°F
- Sun
- rise 6:46 amset 5:25 pm
Hunting Island surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Hunting Island: 8 am, Poor, on a falling 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 Hunting Island: 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 | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 6.6 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 7.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 3.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (W) | 2.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 2.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 10 | 3.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 5.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (W) | 6.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7.1 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 6.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 4.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 3.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 15 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 2.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 4.2 ft |
Hunting Island beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Hunting Island arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 219 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 12% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Hunting Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Hunting Island: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). 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 Hunting Island 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 | Poor | 1.7 ft · 12 s · ESE | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 11 s · ESE | 7 mph offshore (W) | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.5 ft · 4 s · SW | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 27 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.4 ft · 3 s · W | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 13 s · ESE | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.8 ft · 3 s · NE | 10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 17 | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 3 s · ENE | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 16 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph cross-shore (NE) | 11 mph cross-shore (NE) | 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 Hunting Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Hunting Island tide chart and tide times
Tides at Hunting Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.7 ft at 1:09 am, high 7.4 ft at 7:32 am, low 1.0 ft at 1:56 pm and high 6.0 ft at 7:45 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.
Hunting Island tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.7 ft at 1:09 amHigh 7.4 ft at 7:32 amLow 1.0 ft at 1:56 pmHigh 6.0 ft at 7:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:51 amHigh 7.1 ft at 8:13 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:35 pmHigh 5.9 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.8 ft at 2:32 amHigh 6.9 ft at 8:50 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:12 pmHigh 5.8 ft at 9 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:11 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:27 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:57 pmHigh 5.2 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.6 ft at 3:55 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:12 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:39 pmHigh 5.1 ft at 10:27 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 4:37 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:55 amLow 1.4 ft at 5:27 pmHigh 5.1 ft at 11:13 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 5:28 amHigh 5.9 ft at 11:42 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.1 ft at 12:06 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:21 amHigh 5.8 ft at 12:29 pmLow 1.3 ft at 7:07 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 1:04 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:16 amHigh 5.7 ft at 1:21 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Hunting Island water temperature
The water temperature at Hunting Island is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 76°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°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 Hunting Island
- Edisto Beach11 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Burkes Beach20 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Kiawah / Seabrook Island23 mi NE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Hilton Head Island25 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- North Jetty, Georgia34 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Sugar Shack, Georgia34 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Hunting Island
Hunting Island is a beach break in Beaufort County, South Carolina, facing east-southeast.
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