Before you head to the beach
Choose a public beach access and check posted beach rules, lifeguard notices and current water-quality advisories. Regional offshore readings are not a surf forecast for every island beach.
OFFICIAL BEACH ADVISORIES
Check the official postings before swimming.
A live beach-advisory feed is not connected here. Choose a public beach access and check posted beach rules, lifeguard notices and current water-quality advisories. Regional offshore readings are not a surf forecast for every island beach.
Use the official source and check the posting date. This site does not infer a current advisory status from old results.
South Carolina DES beach advisories →Fort Pulaski, regional tide reference near the Savannah River entrance is the tide reference. Fripp Nearshore waves, regional buoy northeast of Hilton Head Island provides offshore observations; neither is a beach safety guarantee.
View the regional readings →Confirm current hours, availability and details with the linked operator.