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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 pm Friday 01 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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 11PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | E 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 6 | |
9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.49m | 9:57AM1.19m | 10:25PM1.47m | 10:32AM1.16m | 11:00PM1.43m | 11:07AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.01m | 4:51AM0.04m | 4:48PM0.04m | 5:30AM0.07m | 5:25PM0.07m | 6:09AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | SE 4 | — | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 703 | 91 | 242 | 163 | 163 | 132 | 441 | 566 | 417 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 242 | 242 | 584 | 367 | 692 | 692 | 728 | 799 | 809 |
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