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 07:20 AM and sunset is at 05:23 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
Low Tide
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
E
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
S
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
N
5
NE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
 mm 
11
2
max°C
22
23
20
23
24
20
20
21
21
22
22
11
8
10
7
8
10
10
13
15
11
6
8
4
3
6
6
9
11
11
13
15
17
16
17
18
Moonrise
11:35
12:03
12:32
1:06
1:46
2:34
3:32
4:39
5:52
7:04
8:14
9:20
Moonset
11:51
12:54
2:00
3:11
4:24
5:38
6:48
7:49
8:40
9:21
9:55
Sunrise
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
Sunset
5:23
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:31
Today's sea temperature in Hilton Head Island is
12.3° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.5 max: 23.1 min: 17.9°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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