Pawleys Island · Georgetown County · South Carolina
Litchfield Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Pawleys Island, SC
Litchfield Beach, Pawleys Island, South Carolina: 2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the west. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.6 ft at 7:23 pm.
2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 5 mph (W)offshore
- Tide
- 1.0 ft risinghigh 4.6 ft at 7:23 pm
- Water
- 69°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 76°F
- Sun
- rise 6:42 amset 5:18 pm
Litchfield Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Litchfield Beach: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Litchfield Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 12 | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 5.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 12 | 4.7 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 13 | 3.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 13 | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph offshore (W) | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 2.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 3.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 3.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12 | 1.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 15 | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 18 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 21 | 2.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 18 | 3.5 ft |
Litchfield Beach beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Litchfield Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 156 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 13% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Litchfield Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Litchfield Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Litchfield Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 12 s · ESE | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 11 s · ESE | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 15 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 10 s · ESE | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 4 s · SW | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.6 ft · 6 s · S | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 6 s · SSW | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.1 ft · 3 s · NNE | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 17 | 9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 18 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 3 s · NE | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 11 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 20 | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Litchfield Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Litchfield Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Litchfield Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low -0.1 ft at 12:46 am, high 5.6 ft at 7:13 am, low 0.5 ft at 1:35 pm and high 4.6 ft at 7:23 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.0 ft and rising.
Litchfield Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low -0.1 ft at 12:46 amHigh 5.6 ft at 7:13 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:35 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 7:23 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.2 ft at 1:27 amHigh 5.5 ft at 7:53 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:12 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 8:02 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.4 ft at 2:06 amHigh 5.5 ft at 8:29 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:51 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 8:40 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.6 ft at 2:44 amHigh 5.4 ft at 9:04 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:39 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:25 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.5 ft at 3:21 amHigh 5.1 ft at 9:52 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:17 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:04 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.7 ft at 4:13 amHigh 4.8 ft at 10:34 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 10:56 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:58 amHigh 4.6 ft at 11:21 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:55 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:49 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:52 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:11 pmLow 0.9 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.8 ft at 12:46 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:50 amHigh 4.4 ft at 1:03 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Litchfield Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Litchfield Beach is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 76°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Litchfield Beach
- Pawleys Island Pier2.4 mi SSW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Murrells Inlet6.4 mi NE · 2 ft · Fair
- Garden City Pier9.7 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Fair
- 13th Ave South, Surfside11 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Good
- Surfside Beach Pier12 mi NE · 1 ft · Fair
- Ocean Lakes14 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Fair
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About Litchfield Beach
Litchfield Beach is a beach break in Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, South Carolina, facing east-southeast. Also called Litchfield by the Sea.
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