Garden City Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.58° N 79.00° W

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is

28.8° C

Garden City Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	34	30	33	18	11	18	12	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				10:23AM1.33m				10:47PM1.65m					11:17AM1.36m				11:37PM1.59m				12:09PM1.37m
Low Tide			5:07AM-0.07m				5:11PM-0.15m				5:56AM-0.08m				6:03PM-0.11m				6:42AM-0.07m				6:54PM-0.05m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	26	26	27	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	28	30	29	28	28	28	28	28	30	30	30	29	28
Feels °C	31	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	30	30	30	31	31	30	29	30	31	31	32	32	31	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 4	ESE 3	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 3	S 3	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	18	12	15	18	7	7	12	5	2	7	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	2	1	6	6	6	6	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	8	8	8	7	—	—	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	1	1	1	—	6	6	1	1	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 6	E 6	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 3	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	S 3	S 3
kJ	34	30	33	—	11	18	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	222	91	91	43	480	30	480	480	806	806	945	1021	810	810	1064	802	1754	1021	1679	2451	1687	1813	2049	760
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina				North Myrtle/27th Avenue South		Pelican Poles
Rating (10 max)				1		1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7	8

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