Check the Beach

Dolphin Beach

Horry County, South Carolina, United States

Dolphin Beach 4 photos

  • Myrtle Beach

    Myrtle Beach. User:Katangais, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Myrtle Beach Apache Pier

    Myrtle Beach Apache Pier. William Redmond, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Myrtle Beach Apache Pier Fishing

    Myrtle Beach Apache Pier Fishing. William Redmond, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Apache Pier Underside

    Apache Pier Underside. William Redmond, CC BY 3.0. Source

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°C55°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3220 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

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.8 m. Low at 11 am, -0.8 m. High at 5 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 mHigh 5 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 11 am, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • 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

  • Parking14 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m310 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
5.1 km3.2 miBriarcliffe Acres (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miGrand Strand Airport (CRE)

Nearby places

  • Ocean Annie'sFood and drink
    90 m310 ft
  • Harry the HatsFood and drink
    690 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Dolphin Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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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%