Garden City Pier surf break

Garden City Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 8PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
5 AM
8 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)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
5
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
29
40
27
22
14
18
45
13
40
33
90
17
9
5
8
5
6
5
12
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:20PM1.07m
00:52AM1.30m
1:03PM1.05m
1:36AM1.27m
1:54PM1.06m
2:26AM1.24m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.18m
8:13AM0.21m
8:02PM0.21m
9:01AM0.22m
8:55PM0.24m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:22
6:20
6:20
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8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
2
16
15
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
20
17
20
21
23
18
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
22
21
20
21
22
21
21
15
15
18
21
25
17
14
14
14
14
17
17
17
19
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
25
24
27
23
12
9
9
18
13
9
6
25
17
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
2
2
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
9
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
7
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
15
15
29
40
27
22
14
16
45
13
40
33
90
1
3
5
8
4
6
12
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
480
930
884
884
453
349
417
110
432
247
347
28
43
72
163
163
242
806
662
835
734
734
1044
1072
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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