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South Beach

Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States

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South Beach 4 photos

  • Harbour Town Golf, Hilton Head, South Carolina

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  • Harbour Town Golf, Hilton Head, South Carolina - 5111698790

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  • Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head

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Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:41 pm
8 am
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:41 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am2314
7.2Great9 am2415
7.5Great10 am2214
7.9Great11 am2113
8.0Great12 pm2113
8.2Great1 pm2012
8.4Great2 pm2012
8.4Great3 pm2113
8.3Great4 pm2214
8.1Great5 pm2515
8.0Great6 pm2616
Sat
6.2Good8 am2716
6.2Good9 am2717
6.5Good10 am2717
6.6Good11 am2717
7.1Great12 pm2717
7.0Great1 pm2515
7.6Great2 pm2717
5.4Fair3 pm2516
5.7Good4 pm2415
8.1Great5 pm2515
7.2Great6 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 1.0 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.9 m. High at 6 pm, 1.0 mHigh 6 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 6 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miSea Pines (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miHilton Head Airport (HHH)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near South Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.9 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 9%