Overview

Hunting Island is a kitesurfing spot at Hunting Island State Park, a wild and preserved barrier island south of Beaufort. This state park offers a long natural beach facing the Atlantic, bordered by maritime forest and palmettos. It's one of the most natural spots in South Carolina, far from coastal development. Coastal erosion has created a unique landscape of dead trees on the beach. A relatively remote spot offering plenty of space and a wild atmosphere.

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Spot forecast for Hunting Island

Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 18:43

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 0.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:44 · 1.8 m Low tide 09:51 · 0.7 m High tide 16:06 · 2 m Low tide 22:27 · 0.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:34 · 1.9 m Low tide 10:42 · 0.7 m High tide 16:55 · 2 m Low tide 23:08 · 0.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:21 · 2 m Low tide 11:28 · 0.6 m High tide 17:41 · 2.1 m Low tide 23:48 · 0.5 m
Friday 23 October High tide 06:06 · 2.2 m Low tide 12:13 · 0.4 m High tide 18:26 · 2.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:27 · 0.4 m High tide 06:49 · 2.3 m Low tide 12:58 · 0.4 m High tide 19:09 · 2.2 m

Hunting Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

302h

in June · 30 rideable days

The season runs from February to October, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 302 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is January, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is August, with 550 mm.

Monthly averages: Hunting Island

Monthly averages — Hunting Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.0	106 h	13 °C	58 mm
February	25.0	178 h	16 °C	31 mm
March	25.0	206 h	20 °C	132 mm
April	27.0	232 h	24 °C	89 mm
May	25.0	218 h	27 °C	131 mm
June	30.0	302 h	30 °C	39 mm
July	29.0	233 h	31 °C	165 mm
August	26.0	257 h	29 °C	550 mm
September	28.0	285 h	27 °C	81 mm
October	25.5	257 h	23 °C	93 mm
November	18.0	118 h	21 °C	45 mm
December	16.5	135 h	15 °C	73 mm

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Technical details of Hunting Island spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Atlantic Ocean with waves and tidal currents. Conditions vary with tide and swell. Sandbars at low tide. Active coastal erosion can change bathymetry. Warm water from May to October. Sandy bottom. Longshore currents.

Hazards

Tidal and longshore currents. Dead trees and debris on beach and in water from erosion. Relative isolation — state park with limited services. Sharks and jellyfish. Alligators possible in creeks behind the island. Thunderstorms possible in summer. State park entrance fee.

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