North Myrtle Beach surf report
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
North Myrtle Beach is also scored for
About North Myrtle Beach
North Myrtle Beach sits on the South Carolina coast, where the water runs from about 50°F in January to 86°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in May, June, July, August, September and October — 6 months of the year — peaking around 86°F in July and dropping to about 50°F in January.
Today it is 76°F. That is 4° above the October average of 72°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Myrtle Beach Airport about 3.6 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is North Myrtle Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 45 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 1.2 ft.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.