Garden City Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° N 79.00° W

Issued: 1 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is
26.6° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
18
15
15
11
62
72
57
27
48
119
113
141
171
94
145
24
12
12
14
13
8
7
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:58PM1.61m
12:31PM1.28m
00:51AM1.54m
1:28PM1.28m
1:43AM1.44m
2:24PM1.29m
Low Tide
7:08AM-0.05m
7:15PM-0.05m
7:59AM-0.03m
8:11PM0.02m
8:50AM-0.00m
9:08PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:29
 mm
1
3
6
4
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
26
31
32
30
29
27
26
26
24
24
29
32
32
27
26
25
24
27
27
28
28
26
Feels °C
26
25
27
31
31
28
29
29
28
25
20
24
28
33
34
29
28
25
23
26
28
29
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.6
S
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
7
7
6
7
4
4
27
8
4
4
56
33
35
35
24
12
12
14
13
8
7
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
9
4
8
8
8
8
4
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
7
7
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
21
18
15
15
11
62
72
57
48
119
113
141
171
94
145
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
163
1687
1072
1314
480
480
450
417
404
411
394
480
6
3
6
3
28
28
28
91
799
743
810
542
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
9
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