South Carolina:
Garden City Pier Surf Report
Score Chart:
0-15: conditions are poor in most regards.
16-25: conditions are surfable, but not great.
26-35: conditions are solid, favoring good surf.
36-45: you should be in the water!
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Some spots will only break when the swell is coming from a certain direction. This is especially true for reef and point breaks. Many of the best waves in the world are formed when waves hit the bottom in precisely the right way. When the swell is hitting a break directly, the waves will be bigger, cleaner, and more powerful. If you know the swell is coming from the East and your usual spot takes SE, hop in your car (or get out a map) and find a place that can maximize the current swell direction. You'll get more and better sessions if you know a couple of different spots for each swell direction.
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2/26/08: The reports for Maine and New Hampshire are BACK ONLINE as NOAA has finally attended to the local wavebuoys that were downed on January 1st! Thanks everyone for your patience, and thanks to NOAA for following through with their maintenance schedule.
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Wave Height: 2 ft
Swell Period: 8 secs
Swell Direction: East
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind Direction: Cross Shore (SSW)
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TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
3 FT. AROUND 2 FT NEAR SHORE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING...
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
FRI
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
SAT
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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Last Updated: July 8, 2008, 9:49 pm EST
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