Myrtle Beach
South Carolina · United States
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The Grand Strand's sixty miles of family beach — soft, forgiving peaks that come alive on hurricane-season swell, with piers marking the best banks and room to spread out most days.
Today's surf at Myrtle Beach
Updated 06:12 spot time
Myrtle Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1 ft knee to waist high, 1 ft ESE swell at 7.4 s. Wind up to 8 mph W. Water 78°F. Best surf window around 12:00 AM — fun (2.5/5) with 6 mph WNW wind.
Tides today: low 2:14 AM (0.2 ft), high 8:15 AM (6.3 ft), low 2:44 PM (0.5 ft), high 8:38 PM (5.8 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–SE & NE
Best wind
W–NW
Ideal size
1–4 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
August–October
Crowd
Crowded
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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