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Watch Hurricane Idalia on these live cams in Hilton Head Island SC

The surf on Hilton Head Island was rough as Hurricane Ian approached the coast on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.
The surf on Hilton Head Island was rough as Hurricane Ian approached the coast on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. dmartin@islandpacket.com

Beaufort County residents are being urged to stay safe, use caution while traveling during the imminent, tropical weather conditions, restrict driving and limit any unnecessary travel between Wednesday and Thursday morning.

For residents staying home or those not in the area who wish to check on the area during ongoing weather conditions, several live webcams are available for public use.

Beaufort County was put under a hurricane warning as well as a storm surge warning from the National Weather Service Wednesday morning.

Here’s where you can watch Hurricane Idalia live through webcams on Hilton Head Island.

Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort

The Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront website offers webcam views for:

  • The Dunes House

  • Robert Trent Jones Golf Course

  • Palmetto Dunes Pickleball Center

  • Broad Creek at Shelter Cove Marina

  • Shelter Cove Marina

  • Hilton Head Outfitters shop

  • Palmetto Dunes 11-mile lagoon

The live webcams can be viewed online at, https://www.palmettodunes.com/news-and-media/webcams.

The Sea Pines Resort

Sea Pines Resort features a webcam livestream for the listed areas online at https://www.seapines.com/livestreams.

  • Harbour Town Clubhouse

  • Heron Point by Pete Dye

  • Sea Pines Beach Club

  • Plantation Golf Club

  • Quarterdeck/Hilton Head Lighthouse

Salty Dog Cafe

The Salty Dog Cafe offers a myriad of live webcam footage around South Beach Marina. These livestreams can be viewed online at https://saltydogcafe.com/webcams/.

Coco’s On The Beach- Beach Cam

Coco’s On The Beach offers live webcam footage of the beach around the establishment. The livestream can be viewed online at https://www.cocosonthebeach.com/beach-cam.

A separated livestream of the “deck cam” can be viewed at https://www.cocosonthebeach.com/copy-of-beach-cam.

Hilton Head Surf

Also brought to you by Coco’s On The Beach, those interested in viewing Hurricane Idalia live from their homes can watch live webcam footage of the beach on Surfline that shows the surf, wave movement and the beach online at https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/hilton-head-island/5842041f4e65fad6a7708a7d?camId=5fab0869cdb5b521db06d60c.

Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort

Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort has two different live webcam views to watch the hurricane through.

Beach Webcam

Pool Webcam

Traffic Cameras

Beaufort County Traffic Cameras

South Carolina Department of Transportation Traffic Cameras

Palmetto Electric Osprey Camera

Palmetto Electric’s osprey cam

This story was originally published August 30, 2023 at 10:02 AM.

Sarah Claire McDonald
The Island Packet
Sarah Claire McDonald worked as a Service Journalism Reporter for The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. She specialized in writing audience-focused, unique, spotlight stories about people, places and occurrences in the Lowcountry. Originally from the Midwest, Sarah Claire studied news media, communications and English at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where she graduated in 2021.
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