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Garden City Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Garden City Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° 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 3PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | |
10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 69 | 84 | 72 | 92 | 123 | 128 | 110 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:22AM1.23m | 3:53PM1.15m | 4:19AM1.22m | 4:54PM1.23m | 5:17AM1.23m | 5:52PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.19m | 11:01PM0.24m | 11:40AM0.14m | 00:07AM0.20m | 12:34PM0.08m | 1:09AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — |
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | S 3 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | NE 2 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 69 | 84 | 72 | 92 | 123 | 128 | 110 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 356 | 356 | 727 | 411 | 480 | 404 | 401 | 242 | 881 | 676 | 631 | 651 | 584 | 603 | 904 | 806 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1249 | 30 | 30 |
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