Kiawah Island Beach surf report
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Updated 7:03 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 Kiawah Island Beach
Kiawah Island Beach sits on the South Carolina coast, where the water runs from about 53°F in January to 86°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in May, June, July, August, September and October — 6 months of the year — peaking around 86°F in July and dropping to about 53°F in January.
Today it is 84°F. That is 1° below the August average of 85°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Kiawah River Bridge about 4.6 km away on a river.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kiawah Island Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 42 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 4s.
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.