Beach forecast for Crescent Beach
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (EDT) · South Carolina, United States Today, Wed, Oct 28 · EDT- Swimming
- Use care · 3.5 ft
- Water
- 67 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 5 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 5:27 am and 6:21 pm
Rip current risk tomorrow: low (NWS)
Rip currents can still form near jetties, piers and reefs: swim near a lifeguard.
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a poor beach day in Crescent Beach (4/10). The best hours are from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm: pleasant temperatures and low tide at 6:21 pm, though with light offshore wind and some waves. The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 3.5 ft | 67 °F | 5 |
| Thu 29 | 6Fair beach day | 2:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 3.2 ft | 68 °F | 5 |
| Fri 30 | 8Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.4 ft | 68 °F | 5 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.1 ft | 68 °F | 4 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.6 ft | 68 °F | 4 |
| Mon 2 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.9 ft | 68 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.1 ft | 69 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 78 °F: pleasant
- Water at 67 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 6:21 pm: more sand
- Light offshore wind (11 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- Swim with care: 3.5 ft waves every 6 s
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.5 ft
3.5 ft waves every 6 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 67 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 5 · SPF 30
Max UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 12 mph
Offshore breeze (12 mph). Watch floats and inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 5:27 am
Low tide at 5:27 am and 6:21 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 11:14 am and 11:26 pm.
The best window, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, brings pleasant temperatures and low tide at 6:21 pm, though with light offshore wind and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am | 0 | Clear sky | 58 °F | 9 mph | 3.0 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 1 | Clear sky | 63 °F | 11 mph | 3.0 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 12 mph | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 3 | Mainly clear | 73 °F | 11 mph | 3.1 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 3 | Partly cloudy | 76 °F | 11 mph | 3.1 ft | 5 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Partly cloudy | 79 °F | 10 mph | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 78 °F | 11 mph | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 78 °F | 11 mph | 3.4 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 76 °F | 10 mph | 3.5 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Crescent Beach
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- North Myrtle Beach 2.2 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Briarcliffe Beach 2.9 mi · SW
- Meher Beach 3.7 mi · SW
- Arcadia Beach 4.7 mi · SW
- Parking
- Kingston Beach 5.3 mi · SW
- Parking
- Apache Beach 5.6 mi · SW
- Parking
- Maison Beach 5.8 mi · SW
- Parking
- Cottage Beach 6.0 mi · SW
- Parking
Water quality: check the official beach advisories for South Carolina (S.C. Beach Guide).
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1.3 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus wind 0.5 and waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Crescent Beach
Is it a beach day in Crescent Beach today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with pleasant temperatures and low tide at 6:21 pm, though with light offshore wind and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Crescent Beach today?
3.5 ft waves every 6 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Crescent Beach?
About 67 °F today: cool. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Crescent Beach today?
UV reaches 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Crescent Beach?
Today low tide is at 5:27 am and 6:21 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 11:14 am and 11:26 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Crescent Beach?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a fair beach day (6/10), best from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near Crescent Beach?
North Myrtle Beach (2.2 mi), Briarcliffe Beach (2.9 mi), Meher Beach (3.7 mi), Arcadia Beach (4.7 mi) and Kingston Beach (5.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Crescent Beach today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Myrtle Beach Airport (NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)