Garden City Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(United-States – Carolina South)
| Name: | Garden City Pier |
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| Type: | beach/Pier |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SSE | Offshore Wind: NW |
Garden City Pier in South Carolina is an exposed beach/Pier break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Likely to be crowded if working. Take care of rips, rocks, locals and pollution.
Overall Garden City Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Garden City Pier surf quality by season and Garden City Pier surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Garden City Pier |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Garden City Pier:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Surfside Pier | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Ocean Lakes | 4 mi |
| Third closest break | Springmaid Pier | 7 mi |
| Fourth closest break | 13th Ave South Surfside | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Springmaid Beach | 10 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Garden City Pier: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Ocean Crest Pier Buoy | 53 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Frying Pan Shoals Buoy | 73 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Edisto Buoy | 75 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Onslow Bay Outer Buoy | 126 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Grays Reef Buoy | 186 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Garden City Pier: |
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| Closest tide station | Garden City Bridge, Main Creek, Murrells Inlet, Sou | 1 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Garden City Pier (ocean), South Carolina | 1 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Garden City Bridge, Main Creek, South Carolina | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Captain Alex's Marina, Parsonage Creek, Murrells In | 3 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Divine's Dock, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina | 3 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Garden City Pier: |
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| Closest ski area | Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States) | 234 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Sugar Mountain (United States) | 241 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Hawksnest (United States) | 242 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Ski Beech Mountain Resort (United States) | 247 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Wolf Laurel (United States) | 251 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Garden City Pier: |
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| Closest city location | Garden City (United States) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Surfside Beach (United States) | 2 mi |
| Third closest city location | Murrells Inlet (United States) | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Socastee (United States) | 7 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Bucksport (United States) | 9 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Garden City Pier is Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Garden City Pier is Florence Rgnl Airport (FLO), also in USA, 95 km (59 miles) away.
- Third is Santee Cooper Rgnl (Plymouth) Airport (MNI) in Montserrat Island, 112 km (70 miles) away.
- Charleston Afb International Airport (CHS) in USA is 123 km (76 miles) away.
- Wilmington International Airport (ILM), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Garden City Pier and is 127 km (79 miles) away.
