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Grand Strand tides
The Grand Strand has 69 coastal places, including 9 main ones. All of them show today's tide, from 26 official stations.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 69 of 69 68 with a station within 5 mi
- Biggest range today 7.0 ft in Surfside Beach
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 88
- Sun 7:31 am–6:28 pm 10 h 56 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 8:17 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pm
Grand Strand at a glance
- Coastal places: 69 (9 main ones and 60 more): 60 towns and cities, 4 beaches, 2 marinas, 1 lighthouse, 1 bay or cove and 1 pier.
- State: South Carolina.
- With today's tide: 69 of 69 places (68 with a station within 5 miles and 1 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Springmaid Pier (NOAA), for 9 places. 26 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Surfside Beach, with 7.0 ft between high and low tide (Garden City Pier station).
- Smallest tide today: Myrtle Beach, with 2.4 ft.
- Tide type: semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with a coefficient of up to 88 and the moon near perigee.
- Sun: rises 3 minutes earlier in Little River than in Dunbar, at the two ends of the area.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springmaid Pier 9 places · NOAA | 9:31 am 9:46 pm | 3:15 am 4:04 pm | 6.8 ft |
| Litchfield Beach Bridge 8 places · NOAA | 10:41 am 10:56 pm | 6:17 am 7:06 pm | 4.0 ft |
| Garden City Bridge 7 places · NOAA | 10:57 am 11:13 pm | 5:25 am 6:19 pm | 5.2 ft |
| Myrtle Beach Airport 7 places · NOAA | 11:14 am 11:26 pm | 5:27 am 6:21 pm | 3.8 ft |
| North Myrtle Beach 4 places · NOAA | 12:20 pm | 6:52 am 7:46 pm | 2.5 ft |
| Frazier Point 4 places · NOAA | 11:31 am 11:43 pm | 5:47 am 6:41 pm | 4.5 ft |
| Cherry Grove 3 places · Inside, NOAA | 10:11 am 10:26 pm | 3:59 am 4:48 pm | 6.3 ft |
| Oyster Landing 3 places · N. Inlet Estuary, NOAA | 11:05 am 11:14 pm | 4:27 am 5:21 pm | 5.8 ft |
The 8 stations with the most places, out of 26 in the area. Each place uses the nearest official station in the same body of water. Range: from the day's highest high tide to its lowest low tide.
Main places in the Grand Strand
- Garden City High tide 10:57 am · 11:13 pm Low tide 5:25 am · 6:19 pm
- Little River High tide 10:18 am · 10:30 pm Low tide 4:19 am · 5:13 pm
- Myrtle Beach High tide 12:21 am · 1:01 pm Low tide 7:58 am · 8:52 pm
- North Myrtle Beach High tide 11:14 am · 11:26 pm Low tide 5:27 am · 6:21 pm
- Surfside Beach High tide 9:33 am · 9:52 pm Low tide 3:10 am · 4:01 pm
- Atlantic Beach High tide 11:14 am · 11:26 pm Low tide 5:27 am · 6:21 pm
- Cherry Grove Beach High tide 10:11 am · 10:26 pm Low tide 3:59 am · 4:48 pm
- Crescent Beach High tide 11:14 am · 11:26 pm Low tide 5:27 am · 6:21 pm
- Murrells Inlet High tide 10:09 am · 10:24 pm Low tide 4:18 am · 5:07 pm
The other 60 places in the Grand Strand
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Anne
- Annieville
- Birds Nest
- Briarcliffe Acres
- Briarwood
- Caines
- Campfield
- Caropine
- Coquina Harbor
- Creekside
- Crystal Oaks
- De Bordieu
- De Bordieu Colony
- DeBordieu
- Deer Track Villas
- Denny Corner
- Dunbar
- Fraserville
- Futch Beach
- Garden City Beach
- Georgetown Lighthouse
- Georgieville
- Gray Mans Cove
- Green Lakes
- Harbourgate Resort and Marina
- Huntington Marsh
- Inlet Harbor
- Jamestown
- Lakewood
- Litchfield Beach
- Litchfield by the Sea
- Litchfield Retreat
- Magnolia Beach
- Marlin Quay Marina
- Maryville
- Midway Swash
- Moss Creek
- Mount Gilead
- Nixons Crossroads
- North Litchfield Beach
- Ocean Forest
- Ocean Lakes
- Parkersville
- Pawleys Island
- Pebble Beach
- Pirate Cove
- Platt Spring
- Prestwick
- Quarantine
- Ramsey Grove
- Robin Hood
- Salt Marsh Cove
- Second Avenue Pier
- Singleton Swash
- Skimmer Bay
- Springmaid Beach
- Strawberry
- Sunny Side
- The Forest
- Vaught
Questions about the tides in the Grand Strand
What time is high tide today in the Grand Strand?
Today, at the Springmaid Pier station, used by 9 places in the Grand Strand, high tide is at 9:31 am (6.8 ft) and 9:46 pm (5.4 ft), and low tide at 3:15 am and 4:04 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide in the Grand Strand?
Today, in Surfside Beach: 7.0 ft between high and low tide (Garden City Pier station). The smallest is in Myrtle Beach, with 2.4 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides in the Grand Strand?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. At the Springmaid Pier station the coefficient will reach 88.
How many tides a day are there in the Grand Strand?
The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What time are sunrise and sunset today in the Grand Strand?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 7:31 am and sets at 6:28 pm: 10 h 56 min of daylight. In Little River it rises 3 minutes earlier than in Dunbar.
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Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide