Surfside Beach · Horry County · South Carolina
Surfside Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast, South Carolina
Surfside Beach Pier, South Carolina: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.1 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the west, gusting 10 mph. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.9 ft at 7:20 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.1 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 5 mph (W), gusts 10offshore
- Tide
- 1.3 ft risinghigh 4.9 ft at 7:20 pm
- Water
- 69°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:42 amset 5:17 pm
Surfside Beach Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Surfside Beach Pier: 7 am, Good, 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 Surfside Beach Pier: 1 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low 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 | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 13 | 4.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 3.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 13 | 2.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 12 | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (W), gusts 10 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 3.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 4.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.6 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 | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 3.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (S) | 2.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (S) | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 19 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 22 | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 22 | 2.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 19 | 3.8 ft |
Surfside Beach Pier beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Surfside Beach Pier arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 1.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 32 s
- Lulls
- about 284 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 8% 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.
Surfside Beach Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Surfside Beach Pier: 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 Surfside Beach Pier 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 | 1.4 ft · 12 s · SE | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 11 | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 0.9 ft · 10 s · ESE | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 3 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (NW), gusts 9 | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 4 s · SW | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 20 mph offshore (W), gusts 28 | 2 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 6 s · S | 12 mph offshore (W) | 16 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 6 s · S | 13 mph offshore (NW) | 14 mph offshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.0 ft · 9 s · SE | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 18 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 8 s · SE | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 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) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Surfside Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Surfside Beach Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Surfside Beach Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.2 ft at 12:43 am, high 5.9 ft at 7:09 am, low 0.6 ft at 1:31 pm and high 4.9 ft at 7:20 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.3 ft and rising.
Surfside Beach Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.2 ft at 12:43 amHigh 5.9 ft at 7:09 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:31 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 7:20 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:24 amHigh 5.8 ft at 7:50 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:08 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 7:59 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.6 ft at 2:04 amHigh 5.7 ft at 8:27 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:47 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 8:37 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.8 ft at 2:42 amHigh 5.6 ft at 9:02 amLow 0.8 ft at 3:35 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 9:22 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.8 ft at 3:19 amHigh 5.5 ft at 9:49 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:14 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 10 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.0 ft at 4:10 amHigh 5.0 ft at 10:30 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:03 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:53 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.0 ft at 4:55 amHigh 4.8 ft at 11:18 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:52 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 11:47 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.2 ft at 5:49 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:08 pmLow 1.1 ft at 6:42 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 12:43 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:47 amHigh 4.6 ft at 1:01 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Surfside Beach Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Surfside Beach Pier is about 69°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 Surfside Beach Pier
- 13th Ave South, Surfside0.8 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Good
- Ocean Lakes1.4 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Garden City Pier2.5 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Springmaid Pier4.7 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Murrells Inlet5.8 mi SW · 2 ft · Fair
- 2nd Ave Pier, Myrtle Beach7.3 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Surfside Beach Pier
Surfside Beach Pier is a pier in Surfside Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, facing southeast.
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