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Grand Strand Guide

Myrtle
Beach

Grand Strand

Everything for a day on the Grand Strand — conditions, parking, the Boardwalk and SkyWheel after dark, and where to eat after.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Decks, lots & meters

Boardwalk & Sunset

SkyWheel, fireworks & live cam

Dining

She-crab soup & Calabash fried

Things to Do

Dolphin cruises & pirate sails

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Myrtle Beach State Park

Pier, pines & quiet sand

State park · entry fee

North Myrtle Beach

Wider, calmer · family strand

Cherry Grove · Ocean Dr

Surfside Beach

The 'Family Beach' · low-key

Free side-street parking

Garden City Beach

Pier, arcade & beach bars

South end of the Strand

Murrells Inlet

MarshWalk & fresh seafood

Creek, not surf

Huntington Beach SP

State park · birding & Atalaya

Wild & undeveloped

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

North Myrtle Beach

20 min north

Barefoot Landing & shag dancing

Murrells Inlet

25 min south

MarshWalk seafood row

Conway

25 min west

Riverwalk & historic downtown

Pawleys Island

35 min south

Hammocks & old-Lowcountry calm

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Myrtle Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Myrtle Beach, the water is 84°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 83°F but feels like 92°F. Wind is 8 mph from the WSW and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 31 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: Low 3:30 AM, High 9:38 AM, Low 3:54 PM, High 9:48 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash. Allowed until May 1.