Garden City Pier surf break

Garden City Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
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
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
11
13
10
19
21
21
12
13
10
13
7
5
5
6
6
3
8
3
3
3
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:57AM1.19m
10:25PM1.47m
10:32AM1.16m
11:00PM1.43m
11:07AM1.12m
11:36PM1.39m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.04m
4:48PM0.04m
5:30AM0.07m
5:25PM0.07m
6:09AM0.10m
6:01PM0.10m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:24
6:24
6:24
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7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
3
6
9
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
14
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
16
12
7
8
8
9
9
8
6
6
9
14
15
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
5
3
3
8
8
10
19
21
21
12
13
3
1
7
5
5
6
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
E
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
5
8
1
8
1
4
4
4
4
5
1
3
4
4
6
1
6
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
9
8
3
4
5
13
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
1
6
11
13
3
2
10
6
1
8
2
1
3
6
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)
127
242
461
724
163
91
33
132
91
33
163
728
584
242
655
367
655
358
872
661
670
1249
1072
1072
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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