Hilton Head Beach surf report
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Hilton Head Beach
Hilton Head Beach sits on the South Carolina coast, where the water runs from about 53°F in January to 87°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October — 7 months of the year — peaking around 87°F in July and dropping to about 53°F in January.
Today it is 78°F. That is 4° above the October average of 74°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Calibogue Cay, Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island about 3.9 km away on a river.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hilton Head Beach good for surfing today?
Flat or blown out — we score it 38 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.6 ft.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.