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 07:28 AM and sunset is at 07:31 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
Low Tide
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
NE
4
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
NE
15
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NE
15
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
N
30
NE
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
15
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
30
NW
25
N
30
NW
15
N
5
SSE
25
S
30
NNW
25
NNE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
E
15
NNE
20
NE
15
E
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSE
 mm 
5
7
1
max°C
6
11
11
10
13
13
14
15
15
18
25
24
22
25
21
22
27
25
12
14
13
13
12
16
19
19
20
21
22
15
5
12
11
7
13
16
5
11
12
6
11
13
15
18
19
20
21
Moonrise
7:09
7:38
8:08
8:43
9:22
10:09
11:04
12:06
1:14
2:23
3:30
4:35
5:36
6:36
7:35
8:33
Moonset
7:24
8:30
9:38
10:49
12:01
1:12
2:19
3:17
4:06
4:46
5:21
5:51
6:18
6:45
7:12
Sunrise
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:30
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:11
7:09
Sunset
7:31
7:32
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:39
7:40
7:42
7:42
Today's sea temperature in Hilton Head Island is
16.6° C
(Statistics for 18 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 19.0 max: 21.5 min: 16.3°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026
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