Atlantic Beach

Horry County, South Carolina, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:31 pm

8 am
7.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

3 pm
8.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

4 pm
8.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 13°C56°F
Water: 21°C69°F
Wind: 2213 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 3320 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:31 pm

Today

7.0Great8 am2113

7.0Great9 am2214

7.2Great10 am2012

7.4Great11 am1711

7.8Great12 pm1912

7.9Great1 pm2013

8.1Great2 pm2012

8.4Great3 pm1811

8.4Great4 pm1912

7.7Great5 pm2717

7.8Great6 pm2515

Sat

5.5Good8 am3119

5.6Good9 am3119

5.9Good10 am3019

6.2Good11 am3220

6.8Good12 pm3220

6.2Good1 pm3119

7.2Great2 pm3220

7.1Great3 pm3321

7.1Great4 pm3321

6.9Good5 pm3522

6.4Good6 pm3119

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 5 am, 0.8 m3 ft
Low 11 am, -0.8 m2 ft
High 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m970 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 760 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town: 350 m0.2 miAtlantic Beach (village)
Nearest airport: 1 km1 miGrand Strand Airport (CRE)

Nearby places

The Knot at Windy HillAmerican
760 m0.5 mi
Sugar Life Ice Cream and CandyFood and drink
870 m0.5 mi
Original Painter's Homemade Ice CreamFood and drink
1 km0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Windy Hill Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south-west away
7.9 Great later
Crescent Beach1.6 km1.0 mi north-east away
8.6 Excellent later
Ocean Creek Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south-west away
7.9 Great later
Briarcliffe Beach3.0 km1.9 mi south-west away
7.9 Great later
Ingram Beach3.1 km1.9 mi north-east away
8.6 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Atlantic Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
Thu7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 5%