Waites Island Beach

Name: Waites Island Beach Surf Spot
Address: South Carolina, United States

South Carolina, United States

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 5:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time.

Fair

Ankle-high (0.4 m) at 4 s going to WNW, moderate cross-offshore wind going to SW

Swell

0.4 m

WNW

4 s

Wind

19 km/h

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.6 m

Rising

Weather

25 °C

Mostly clear

29 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	NW	21 km/h · 39 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.5 m	Clear · 25 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	NW	19 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 25 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	NW	19 km/h · 38 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	0.8 m	Clear · 25 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 5 s	NW	21 km/h · 38 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	0.6 m	Clear · 25 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 5 s	WNW	21 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	0.5 m	Mostly clear · 25 °C
5 AM	Fair	0.4 m · 4 s	WNW	19 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	0.6 m	Mostly clear · 25 °C
6 AM	Fair	0.5 m · 4 s	WNW	16 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 24 °C
7 AM	Fair	0.6 m · 4 s	WNW	14 km/h · 34 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	1.2 m	Clear · 23 °C
8 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 5 s	W	15 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	1.5 m	Partly cloudy · 23 °C
9 AM	Fair	0.6 m · 5 s	W	19 km/h · 34 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	1.9 m	Overcast · 25 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 5 s	W	21 km/h · 29 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	2 m	Overcast · 27 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 5 s	W	20 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	2.1 m	Overcast · 28 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 5 s	W	20 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.9 m	Clear · 29 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 5 s	W	20 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.6 m	Clear · 30 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 5 s	W	17 km/h · 21 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.2 m	Mostly clear · 30 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 5 s	W	15 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1 m	Overcast · 31 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 5 s	W	17 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	W Cross-shore	0.8 m	Mostly clear · 30 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	W	13 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	0.7 m	Overcast · 30 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	WNW	25 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	W Cross-shore	0.8 m	Overcast · 28 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	WNW	20 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1 m	Overcast · 27 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	WNW	18 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.3 m	Overcast · 26 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	WNW	18 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.6 m	Overcast · 25 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 5 s	W	20 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.8 m	Overcast · 25 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 5 s	W	19 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.8 m	Overcast · 24 °C