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Kiawah Island Beach
beach
tide: mid
1.0
Updated 0 min ago
Face
2.0ft
7s period
Swell
SSE
150°
Wind
cross
6 mph
WSW
Tide
↑
1.1 ft
rising
Conditions
Blown out
Blown out
78% wind sea
Swell breakdown
WAVEWATCH III
P1 (primary)
E
1.6ft
7s
52%
P2 (secondary)
SSE
1.5ft
7s
44%
P3 (tertiary)
Swell components (ft) · next 48h
Spot info
Break
beach
Tide preference
mid
Crowd
—
Hazards
—
Optimal conditions
Swell
SE 142°
Wind
NW offshore
Tide
mid
Period
10s+
Break
beach
Nearest buoy
Buoy
NDBC 41067
Hs
2.6 ft
Tp
—
Dir
7-day forecast
Time
Rating
Face
Period
Swell
Wind
Tide
Thu, May 14
2am
2.1
7s
SE
126°
7
mph
cross
3.6ft
↑
5am
2.0
7s
SE
127°
10
mph
cross-off
5.3ft
↓
8am
1.8
7s
SE
126°
9
mph
offshore
1.8ft
↓
11am
1.7
7s
SE
126°
13
mph
cross-off
-0.2ft
↑
2pm
1.5
7s
SE
125°
11
mph
cross-off
3.6ft
↑
5pm
1.6
7s
SE
129°
5
mph
offshore
6.7ft
↓
8pm
1.4
7s
SE
126°
7
mph
cross-off
3.6ft
↓
11pm
1.3
7s
SE
129°
11
mph
cross
0.0ft
Fri, May 15
2am
1.2
7s
SE
130°
12
mph
cross-off
2.2ft
↑
5am
1.2
7s
SE
131°
12
mph
cross
5.5ft
↓
8am
1.3
7s
SE
127°
8
mph
cross
3.0ft
↓
11am
1.7
7s
ESE
122°
11
mph
onshore
-0.5ft
↑
2pm
1.6
7s
ESE
115°
10
mph
onshore
2.2ft
↑
5pm
1.3
7s
ESE
120°
8
mph
onshore
6.7ft
↓
8pm
1.2
7s
SE
127°
6
mph
onshore
5.1ft
↓
11pm
1.2
7s
SE
128°
4
mph
onshore
0.4ft
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5/14/2026, 4:30:00 AM
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