About Kiawah Island

Kiawah Island is a town in South Carolina, United States. From Kiawah Island you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Kiawah Island, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CHS, 32 km away.

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Staying in Kiawah Island

15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CHS, 32 km, HHH, 72 km, SAV, 118 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 Kiawah 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. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Kiawah Island too.

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

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Folly Beach16.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Folly Beach, 2 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft40 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folly Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 s	40kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 s	204kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 s	119kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 s	21kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	2 ft6 s	42kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 s	24kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft7 s	49kJ	wind from the north-east, 18 knots	18°C

Folly Beach Pier14.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Folly BeachIntermediate and up

3 ft79 kJ

5 ft318 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folly Beach Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	318kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft8 ssoft	181kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	3 ft4 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	3 ft7 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	18°C

Kiawah Island0.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft35 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kiawah Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft6 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	62, good	4 ft9 s	186kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft9 s	110kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	2 ft4 s	18kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 s	23kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	1 ft8 s	21kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft6 s	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	18°C

The Washout17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Folly Beach, 3 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft40 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Washout, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 s	40kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 s	204kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft8 s	119kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 s	21kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft6 s	42kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 s	24kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 s	44kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kiawah 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 Kiawah Island

Tomasso at Turtle PointItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Cherrywood BBQ and Ale HouseAmerican · 1.0 km from the centre
Mingo Point Oyster Roast and Bar-B-QueBarbecue · 1.0 km from the centre
Jasmine Porch at The SanctuarySeafood · 1.1 km from the centre
Loggerhead GrillBar and grill · 1.2 km from the centre
Osprey Point at Kiawah Island Resort1.0 km from the centre

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

Kiawah Island, United States

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Where it is

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