Garden City Pier surf break

Garden City Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
16
16
21
49
30
30
30
63
17
17
17
17
41
41
41
41
42
44
35
69
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
20
SE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
High Tide
10:22PM1.69m
10:49AM1.26m
11:17PM1.67m
11:46AM1.24m
00:13AM1.62m
12:46PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:48PM-0.14m
5:39AM-0.05m
5:40PM-0.12m
6:32AM-0.04m
6:35PM-0.08m
7:27AM-0.01m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:12
Temp °C
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
26
25
24
25
24
26
25
25
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
25
26
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
16
16
16
7
4
16
21
49
31
4
5
5
17
41
41
41
42
44
35
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
12
16
16
1
4
4
7
17
17
17
7
5
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
30
30
30
63
8
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
845
642
622
450
450
406
367
1089
1679
1679
1300
129
33
367
367
30
30
849
859
655
33
12
30
861
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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