Waites Island Beach
Horry County, South Carolina, United States
No photo of Waites Island Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:30 pm7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
15 km/h9 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
- 10°C50°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 2515 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:30 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5 km3.1 miCalabash (village)
- Nearest airport
- 14 km9 miGrand Strand Airport (CRE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Futch Beach3.0 km1.9 mi west away8.6 Excellent later
- Sunset Beach5.9 km3.6 mi east away8.2 Great later
- Cherry Grove Beach5.9 km3.7 mi west away8.6 Excellent later
- Bald Beach7.0 km4.3 mi east away8.2 Great later
- Ocean Drive Beach8.9 km5.6 mi west away8.6 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.7 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
- Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 5%