Hilton Head Island Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Hilton Head Island Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:18 AM and sunset is at 05:20 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
Low Tide
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
NNE
3
1
E
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
NW
5
W
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
SE
10
WSW
5
NW
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
WNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
 mm 
11
max°C
16
15
9
14
16
15
16
18
15
9
10
12
17
18
18
19
20
18
19
19
18
21
22
20
22
23
21
22
22
20
21
20
18
9
8
Moonrise
7:10
8:02
8:49
9:30
10:06
10:38
11:07
11:35
12:03
12:32
1:06
1:46
Moonset
4:52
5:46
6:45
7:46
8:47
9:48
10:49
11:51
12:54
2:00
3:11
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
Sunset
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:27
Today's sea temperature in Hilton Head Island is
11.5° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.0 max: 23.6 min: 18.5°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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