Surfside Beach
Horry County, South Carolina, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:32 pm7.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.9
23 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
7.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 21°C69°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 3119 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.
Facilities
- Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
- Drinking water370 m0.2 mi away
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 190 m630 ftSurfside Beach (village)
- Nearest airport
- 9 km6 miMyrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)
Nearby places
- River City CafeBurger50 m170 ft
- Surf DinerFood and drink60 m190 ft
- Pizza HyenaPizza120 m380 ft
- Sophia'sFood and drink170 m550 ft
- Scotty's Beach BarFood and drink170 m550 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ocean Lakes Beach2.3 km1.4 mi north-east away7.8 Great later
- Lakewood Beach3.5 km2.1 mi north-east away7.8 Great later
- Pirateland Beach4.4 km2.7 mi north-east away7.8 Great later
- Long Bay Beach5.1 km3.2 mi north-east away7.8 Great later
- State Park Beach6.3 km3.9 mi north-east 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.
- Sat7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
- Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%