Garden City Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° N 79.00° W

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is
26.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
E
4
0.4
SE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
27
97
155
27
12
11
6
9
10
19
9
8
11
10
7
9
14
25
8
8
8
8
12
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
W
25
WSW
10
NNE
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:08PM1.33m
5:10AM1.13m
5:59PM1.36m
6:01AM1.10m
6:47PM1.38m
6:50AM1.09m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.07m
00:05AM0.20m
12:13PM0.08m
00:59AM0.19m
1:01PM0.08m
1:50AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
31
33
35
31
29
25
23
22
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
32
32
28
24
22
20
23
24
24
24
26
27
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
35
27
27
12
11
6
6
9
15
6
7
5
5
3
9
14
23
8
8
8
8
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
S
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
11
10
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
10
2
5
2
1
2
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
13
27
97
155
2
5
9
10
19
9
8
3
25
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
622
450
904
3
28
91
163
222
622
735
845
845
480
110
480
480
480
2168
1329
465
480
465
480
465
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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