Grand Strand
Horry County, South Carolina, United States
Today’s timelapseToday at a glance
Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:32 pm7.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.7
27 km/h17 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
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 21°C69°F
- Wind
- 2012 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 3220 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:32 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.8 m2 ft
- Low 12 am, -0.8 m2 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.
About Grand Strand
Grand Strand is a coastal area in South Carolina, US, located near the Withers Swash beach, which is 0.69 miles away. It is 1.2 miles from Myrtle Beach city and has four food options within 0.62 miles.
The Grand Strand is an arc of beach land on the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, United States, extending more than 60 miles (97 km) from Little River to Winyah Bay. It is located in Horry and Georgetown counties on the northeastern South Carolina coast. It is often included in the Pee Dee region.
The term Grand Strand dates back to a November 19, 1949 The Myrtle Beach Sun column, "From the Grandstrand" and another titled "From the Grand Strand" on December 3, 1949, in The Myrtle Beach News.
Source: Grand Strand on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 910 m0.6 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2 km1.2 miMyrtle Beach (city)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miMyrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)
Nearby places
- McAdoo's CafeFood and drink910 m0.6 mi
- GiGi's PizzaFood and drink920 m0.6 mi
- StarbucksCoffee shop940 m0.6 mi
- Daddio's Ice CreamFood and drink940 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Withers Swash1.1 km0.7 mi west away7.9 Great later
- Myrtle Beach2.6 km1.6 mi north-east away7.9 Great later
- Springmaid Beach4.5 km2.8 mi south-west away7.8 Great later
- Midway Swash4.6 km2.8 mi south-west away7.8 Great later
- Pebble Beach4.7 km2.9 mi south-west away7.8 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.1 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
- Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
- Thu5.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 5%