Myrtle Beach - Pier 14 Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve got the forecast for Myrtle Beach and honestly, straight up – it’s a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window looks like a write-off for any kind of decent surf. We’re talking tiny, weak, and messy conditions from start to finish.

Right now, starting Monday afternoon, we’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell from the ESE with a short 8 second period, and it’s onshore with a light SE breeze. The energy is weak (40), and the comment is “poor surf conditions.” That’s the story for the next couple of weeks. Tuesday morning looks glassy but the swell is even smaller at 2 ft, and period drops to 7 seconds. It’s barely a ripple.

We go through the whole first week with nothing breaking 3 ft, and most of the time the wind is onshore, cross-onshore, or just cross. The best we see is a couple of clean mornings on the 4th and 5th of September, but the swell is only 1 ft from the SE with an 8 second period and energy in the low 20s. That’s not surfable, that’s a lake.

The second week doesn’t get any better. There’s a slight bump on the 11th of September – 4 ft swell from the ENE with a short 5 second period, and the wind is cross-offshore from the N at 12 mph. That’s clean, but a 5-second period on a beach break is just choppy, weak, and un-rideable. Energy is still only 79–90. On the 15th of September, we see a 4 ft E swell with a 6 second period and energy of 106 – that’s at least moderate energy, and the wind is light cross-off from the NNE. The comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and it gets a score of 1 out of 10. That’s the best of the whole run, and it’s still not good.

Myrtle Beach - Pier 14 is a beach/pier break, exposed to SE swells, and it’s inconsistent. It’s a beginner spot, but with swell this small and weak, even beginners are going to be bobbing around. The water temp is 82° with a 0.2° anomaly – about average for the time of year, so that’s fine.

Honestly, there’s nothing here. No real standouts, no days to get excited about. If you’re a kite surfer, maybe the 11th and 15th of September with the cross-off wind and 4 ft swell could be interesting, but for paddle surfing, it’s a total blank. We’ve got a 16-day gap with no good options. That’s a rough run, but it happens here. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now, I’d leave the boards at home.

Rusty.

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