Garden City Pier Surf Forecast

/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.58° N 79.00° W)

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Garden City Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 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 26.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Garden City Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Garden City Pier over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 03) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Garden City Pier in the next 12 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 03) at 8AM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11AM (Wed 3rd Sep)	3ft (0.9m) 7s
Best Surf	11AM (Wed 3rd Sep)	3ft (0.9m) 7s
Most Powerful	11PM (Mon 8th Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Garden City Pier over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	7	7	6
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	140	31	27	21	19	12	11	41	11	15	16	12	13	13	56	76	154	163	111	111	78
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ESE	SW	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	SSW	SSE	SSE	WNW	ESE	SE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:23PM 1.41		6:30AM 1.18	7:13PM 1.48		7:23AM 1.27	8:00PM 1.53		8:12AM 1.37		8:44PM 1.58	8:59AM 1.47		9:27PM 1.59	9:46AM 1.55		10:11PM 1.57	10:33AM 1.61		10:55PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)	12:41PM 0.23		1:37AM 0.27	1:37PM 0.17		2:25AM 0.19		2:28PM 0.10	3:10AM 0.11		3:17PM 0.05	3:52AM 0.04		4:05PM 0.01	4:35AM -0.01		4:52PM -0.01		5:17AM -0.04	5:40PM 0.01

	Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-
Sunset	-	7:38	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	1	4	2
Temp. °C	23	25	25	26	27	26	27	28	27	27	28	27	26	28	23	20	23	21	22	22	21
Feels °C (?)	22	24	25	26	25	24	29	28	27	30	29	27	29	29	22	17	21	19	22	22	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina South

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Garden City Pier (light winds from the NNW at BUOY-MROS1 11 km from Garden City Pier). A 1.1m swell from the E
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Information about the Garden City Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Garden City Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Garden City Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Garden City Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Garden City Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Garden City Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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