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Surfside  Beach,  SC

Date                    Sat 08/16                               Sun 08/17
EDT 3hrly          23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14

Rip Current Risk                 Low  Low  Low  Low                      Low  Low  Low
Rip Probability    12    8   23   27    8    3   13   25   13    4   11   28   14    3
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1
Dom Period (s)      8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    9    9    9    9    9
Chance Precip      10   10   10   20   20   30   40   10   10    5    5   10   10   10
TSTM Potential   None None None None  Low  Mod  Mod None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr
Temperature        83   81   80   80   82   85   84   82   81   78   76   77   81   84
Heat Index         91   87        85   90   93   92   89   86                  85   90
Wind (mph)         W5  NW5   N6  NE7  NE9  E10   E9   E6  NE6  NE6   N8   N9 NE10 NE10
Wind Gust                                                                             
Longshore        Weak None None Weak Weak  Mod None None Weak Weak Weak  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None


Date                    Mon 08/18           Tue 08/19           Wed 08/20
EDT 6hrly          20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    21    7   27    9   58   72   89   88   88   94   91   96
Surf Height (ft)    2    1    1    1    3    4    4    5    5    5    5    6
Dom Period (s)      9    9    9   16   15   14   15   14   14   15   14   14
Chance Precip       0    5    0   10   10    5   10   20    5    5   10   20
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None  Low None None None  Low
Cloud Cover       Clr  Clr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Pcld
Temperature        82   79   78   85   82   79   78   83   81   78   76   83
Heat Index         87             93   89             89   88             89
Wind (mph)        SE7   E5   N6  E10   E9  NE7 NE10 NE14  E12  NE9  N12 NE12
Wind Gust                                                       14          
Longshore        None None None Weak None Weak  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None  Low