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Ocean Creek Beach

Horry County, South Carolina, United States

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Live View at Ocean Creek Resort | Myrtle Beach, SC

Ocean Creek Beach 5 photos

  • Subtidal-beach contact in Pleistocene sediments

    Subtidal-beach contact in Pleistocene sediments. Alessio Rovere, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Last Interglacial shallow-water sediments

    Last Interglacial shallow-water sediments. Alessio Rovere, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Pleistocene mudstone with oysters

    Pleistocene mudstone with oysters. Alessio Rovere, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Phasmida in North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

    Phasmida in North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA. Myersfa, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Wild Alligator (Unsplash)

    Wild Alligator (Unsplash). Kyaw Tun mahuyar, CC0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:31 pm
8 am
7.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

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Today’s timelapse
Myrtle Beach › South: North Beach Resort & Villas

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Best time to swim

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

Air
15°C59°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
7.0Great8 am2213
7.1Great9 am2113
7.2Great10 am2012
7.6Great11 am2012
8.0Great12 pm1912
8.1Great1 pm1912
8.3Great2 pm1912
8.4Great3 pm2012
7.9Great4 pm2516
7.6Great5 pm2918
7.8Great6 pm2616
Sat
5.5Good8 am3019
5.6Good9 am3119
6.0Good10 am3019
6.7Good11 am2918
7.1Great12 pm2717
7.6Great1 pm2415
8.1Great2 pm2012
7.7Great3 pm1811
7.9Great4 pm2213
7.3Great5 pm2314
6.3Good6 pm2415
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 mHigh 5 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 11 am, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 5 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.8 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 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

  • Restrooms240 m770 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m660 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
670 m0.4 miBriarcliffe Acres (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miGrand Strand Airport (CRE)

Nearby places

  • Poolside Bar And GrillFood and drink
    200 m660 ft
  • North Beach Pizza Co.Pizza
    260 m840 ft
  • 21 Main Prime SteakhouseSteak house
    860 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 5%