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South End in South Carolina is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the right. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips and sharks.

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Overall South End 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 South End surf quality by season and South End surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to South End:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pelican Poles	2 mi
Second closest break	The Pier	2 mi
Third closest break	Garden City Pier	21 mi
Fourth closest break	Surfside Pier	22 mi
Fifth closest break	Ocean Lakes	24 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South End:
Closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	57 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	71 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	83 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	142 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Grays Reef Buoy	166 mi
Tide stations nearest to South End:
Closest tide station	Clambank Creek, Goat Island, North Inlet, South Car	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Crab Haul Creek, Oyster Landing, South Carolina	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Entrance, Waccamaw River, South Carolina	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	South Island Plantation (C.G. Station), South Carol	6 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Frazier Point, South Carolina	7 mi
Ski Resorts closest to South End:
Closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	242 mi
Second closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	249 mi
Third closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	250 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Beech Mountain Resort (United States)	254 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Wolf Laurel (United States)	256 mi
Town and city forecasts close to South End:
Closest city location	Georgetown (United States)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Murrells Inlet (United States)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Garden City (United States)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Surfside Beach (United States)	23 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bucksport (United States)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to South End is Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to South End is Charleston Afb International Airport (CHS), also in USA, 94 km (58 miles) away.
• Third is Santee Cooper Rgnl (Plymouth) Airport (MNI) in Montserrat Island, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Florence Rgnl Airport (FLO) in USA is 109 km (68 miles) away.
• Shaw Afb (Sumter) Airport (SSC), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to South End and is 141 km (88 miles) away.