Garden City Pier surf break

Garden City Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 2026 EDT
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Garden City Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (09 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
6
17
13
13
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
9
6
8
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
20
N
25
NE
30
NE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:26AM1.24m
2:52PM1.09m
3:22AM1.23m
3:53PM1.15m
4:19AM1.22m
4:54PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.22m
9:55PM0.25m
10:46AM0.19m
11:01PM0.24m
11:40AM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
1
5
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
7
Temp °C
19
19
20
22
23
26
24
21
20
19
19
22
25
25
23
22
22
22
23
27
25
21
16
15
18
19
20
22
22
25
24
22
21
20
20
24
25
24
23
22
23
24
24
26
26
21
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
6
3
5
7
7
6
7
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
5
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
1
1
7
1
7
7
3
7
3
6
3
3
4
4
5
5
1
3
6
1
3
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
7
6
1
2
4
4
3
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
6
6
1
6
1
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
1
8
5
6
17
13
13
4
1
1
4
1
2
2
3
9
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
854
831
1072
1072
457
450
450
163
163
242
242
242
367
367
670
622
430
367
404
394
356
349
431
480
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
9
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