Hilton Head Island, United States

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About Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island is a town in South Carolina, United States. From Hilton Head Island you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Burkes Beach - White Area, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 72 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is HHH, 9 km away.

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Staying in Hilton Head Island

  • 72 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: HHH, 9 km, SAV, 42 km, CHS, 106 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Hilton Head Island.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Hilton Head Island each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Hilton Head Island: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Burkes beach - Hilton Head Island1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft184 kJwind from the north, 8 knots3 ft120 kJwind from the north, 9 knots2 ft18 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots2 ft30 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots2 ft7 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots3 ft84 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots4 ft148 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots
All readings for Burkes beach - Hilton Head Island: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Burkes beach - Hilton Head Island, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct53, good4 ft8 s184kJwind from the north, 8 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair3 ft9 s120kJwind from the north, 9 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct27, too small2 ft4 s18kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small2 ft6 s30kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft4 s7kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor3 ft7 s84kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct37, fair4 ft8 s148kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots22°C
Burkes beach - left area1.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft184 kJwind from the north, 8 knots3 ft120 kJwind from the north, 9 knots2 ft18 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots2 ft30 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots2 ft7 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots3 ft84 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots4 ft148 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots
All readings for Burkes beach - left area: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Burkes beach - left area, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct53, good4 ft8 smushy184kJwind from the north, 8 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair3 ft9 ssoft120kJwind from the north, 9 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct27, too small2 ft4 smushy18kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small2 ft6 smushy30kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor3 ft7 smushy84kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct37, fair4 ft8 smushy148kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots22°C
Burkes Beach - White Area1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft184 kJwind from the north, 8 knots3 ft120 kJwind from the north, 9 knots2 ft18 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots2 ft30 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots2 ft7 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots3 ft84 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots4 ft148 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots
All readings for Burkes Beach - White Area: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Burkes Beach - White Area, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct53, good4 ft8 s184kJwind from the north, 8 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair3 ft9 s120kJwind from the north, 9 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct27, too small2 ft4 s18kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small2 ft6 s30kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft4 s7kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor3 ft7 s84kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct37, fair4 ft8 s148kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hilton Head Island, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Hilton Head Island

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits