Check the Beach

North Myrtle Beach

Horry County, South Carolina, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:30 pm
8 am
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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
9°C48°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:30 pm
Today
7.8Great8 am138
7.8Great9 am149
7.7Great10 am159
8.0Great11 am138
8.5Excellent12 pm159
8.7Excellent1 pm1610
8.8Excellent2 pm1711
8.7Excellent3 pm1912
8.6Excellent4 pm1811
8.6Excellent5 pm1811
8.5Excellent6 pm159
Sat
7.0Great8 am1912
6.5Good9 am2113
6.5Good10 am2314
7.0Great11 am2516
6.9Good12 pm2717
6.7Good1 pm2717
7.0Great2 pm2817
7.6Great3 pm2717
7.7Great4 pm2717
7.6Great5 pm2616
7.2Great6 pm2616
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, 0.7 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 mHigh 5 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.7 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

  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 530 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
570 m0.4 miOcean Drive Beach (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miGrand Strand Airport (CRE)

Nearby places

  • Buoys on the BoulevardFood and drink
    530 m0.3 mi
  • Daisey Duke's SaloonFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • Pirate's Cove RooftopFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • MeltFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • The Main SlicePizza
    580 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 North Myrtle Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 5%