North Myrtle Beach · Horry County · South Carolina
27th Ave South Surf Report, North Myrtle Beach, SC
27th Ave South, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.0 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the west. Water is about 68°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.0 ft at 7:15 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.0 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 0.5 ft · 3 s · SW
- Wind
- 5 mph (W)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.4 ft risinghigh 5.0 ft at 7:15 pm
- Water
- 68°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:41 amset 5:16 pm
27th Ave South surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at 27th Ave South: 9 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling 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 27th Ave South: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 5.7 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW) | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 4.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 3.6 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 2.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 11 | 3.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 4.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (S) | 3.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (S) | 1.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (S) | 1.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (S), gusts 12 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (S), gusts 16 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 2.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 4.0 ft |
27th Ave South beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at 27th Ave South arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
- Lulls
- about 43 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.
27th Ave South surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at 27th Ave South: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor to Fair). 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 27th Ave South 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 | Poor to Fair | 1.1 ft · 12 s · ESE | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 10 s · SE | calm | 7 mph onshore (S), gusts 12 | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 3 s · SSW | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 4 s · SW | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 26 | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 5 s · SSW | 13 mph offshore (WNW) | 16 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 6 s · S | 14 mph offshore (NW) | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 8 s · SE | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | calm | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 21 | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for 27th Ave South are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
27th Ave South tide chart and tide times
Tides at 27th Ave South today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.3 ft at 12:38 am, high 6.0 ft at 7:03 am, low 0.6 ft at 1:23 pm and high 5.0 ft at 7:15 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.
27th Ave South tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.3 ft at 12:38 amHigh 6.0 ft at 7:03 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:23 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 7:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:19 amHigh 5.8 ft at 7:45 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:01 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 7:53 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.7 ft at 1:59 amHigh 5.8 ft at 8:23 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:42 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:37 amHigh 5.8 ft at 8:58 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:30 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 9:17 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:15 amHigh 5.6 ft at 9:45 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:09 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 9:55 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 4:06 amHigh 5.2 ft at 10:25 amLow 1.1 ft at 5 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:49 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.1 ft at 4:50 amHigh 4.9 ft at 11:14 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:47 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:43 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.3 ft at 5:44 amHigh 4.8 ft at 12:03 pmLow 1.2 ft at 6:38 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 12:39 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:42 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:56 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
27th Ave South water temperature
The water temperature at 27th Ave South is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 75°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 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 27th Ave South
- Ocean Drive2.5 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Apache Pier4.8 mi WSW · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Cherry Grove Pier5.0 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Dunes Cove5.7 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- 14th Ave Pier, Myrtle Beach11 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Sunset Beach, North Carolina13 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
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About 27th Ave South
27th Ave South is a beach break in North Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, facing southeast. Also called 27th Avenue South and Crescent Beach.
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