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Weather
Near-perfect conditions for dolphin cruises and beach time across Hilton Head today.
85°
Partly cloudy · feels like 91°
TodayHigh 87° · Low 73°
Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:20 PM
Near-perfect conditions for dolphin cruises and beach time across Hilton Head today.
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Early morning, 8 AM – 2 PM
Near-perfect conditions for dolphin cruises and beach time across Hilton Head today.
Outdoor comfort88 out of 100 · Excellent
Sweet spot around 8 AM at 75°F.
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The bar is our outdoor-comfort score for that hour: temperature, rain, wind, UV and humidity together.
Dimmed hours are after dark.
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87° / 73°
86° / 73°
85° / 72°
77° / 64°
80° / 59°
79° / 56°
81° / 57°
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Times are local (America/New York). Golden hour is the hour before sunset, when the light comes off the water at an angle and the photographs start working.
BoatingExcellent
Seas around 1.0 ft with 8 mph of wind — flat enough for small boats and cameras.
SwimmingExcellent
Water at 85°F with 1.0 ft of surf — warm, and calm enough for children.
FishingExcellent
Seas 1.0 ft, wind 8 mph on a 5s swell — offshore is on the table.
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Plan around it
The forecast is only useful if it changes the plan. These are the Hilton Head pages that match each kind of day.
Indoor and under-cover plans that do not depend on the sky clearing.
On the water and in it — the things a calm, warm day is actually for.
Land-based outdoor plans for the days the forecast gives you.
What the evening is for once the light has gone off the water.
The longer view
Today's forecast tells you what to wear. This tells you when to come.
Hilton Head Island runs its warmest in summer (June – August), averaging 88°F by day and 73°F overnight. Winter (December – February) is the other end of it: highs around 62°F, lows near 42°F. That is a 46-degree spread between the hottest afternoon and the coldest night of a typical year, which is why the same packing list does not work twice here. Visitor numbers track it closely — summer is full, winter is quiet — so the cheapest weather is rarely the most comfortable weather.
March – May
75°F / 56°F
June – August
88°F / 73°F
September – November
77°F / 59°F
December – February
62°F / 42°F
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Priced for the boat rather than the seat, and often the cheaper answer for four or more once you divide it out. Worth checking against the shared price above before you assume private means expensive.
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Conditions checked (America/New York). This page refreshes every half hour. Forecast data from Open-Meteo.
