Check the Beach

Litchfield Beach

Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:33 pm
8 am
6.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph N
Gusts
3321 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:33 pm
Today
6.7Good8 am2616
6.8Good9 am2415
6.8Good10 am2415
7.1Great11 am2113
7.1Great12 pm2515
7.2Great1 pm2616
7.4Great2 pm2616
7.5Great3 pm2616
7.6Great4 pm2616
7.5Great5 pm2817
7.4Great6 pm3119
Sat
5.7Good8 am3622
5.8Good9 am3824
5.9Good10 am3924
6.1Good11 am4025
6.3Good12 pm4226
6.1Good1 pm4126
6.6Good2 pm4226
6.7Good3 pm4226
6.8Good4 pm4326
6.7Good5 pm4327
6.0Good6 pm4125
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, -0.7 m. High at 5 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 mHigh 5 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 11 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.8 m2 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 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.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
790 m0.5 miLitchfield Beach (village)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miGeorgetown County Airport (GGE)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 6%