Forest Beach

Forest Beach is an SE-facing beach break in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States. It picks up swell from NE to SSE and SSE to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 53% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SE (133°)

Best swell

E to SSE (93°–155°) or SSE to S (165°–173°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

W to N offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NE to SSE (54° to 155°); SSE to S (165.5° to 173.5°)

Offshore wind

NW

Tide

NOAA station 8669338

Wave buoy

FRP2WAVE · 35 km away

Cams

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