Hilton Head Island Travel & Surf Guide

Know Before You Go: Surf, Weather & Travel Info

About Hilton Head Island Surf Travel

Hilton Head is a beautiful, wooded and expensive resort island. On the whole, the island has about as much character as Dan Quayle. The surf potential here is also not terribly good, due to a wide continental shelf and occasional sandbars from outflow from the Broad River, so you’ll find typical Carolina beachbreak with no real standout areas. Many resorts have private beach access, so check at Coligney, Folly Field, Forest or Driessen’s beaches, which have public access and parking. Hilton Head picks up the best swells from the south and east, and works best on an incoming tide. Hurricane swells will be best.

Hilton Head Island Surf Report

See the forecast for Hilton Head Island