Live conditions
Conditions at every Grand Strand pier
Water and air temperature, wind, tide stage, barometric pressure and the current bite score — refreshed from NOAA and the National Weather Service roughly every hour.
Most recent observation 30 min ago.
Piers reporting
11
Across the Grand Strand
Average water temp
77°F
From 11 stations
Best bite right now
Apache Pier
80/100 · Great Bite
Sources
NOAA + NWS
CO-OPS tides, NWS weather
11 piers
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Sort the grid to find the pier with the warmest water, the calmest wind or the strongest bite. Every card links to that pier's full conditions page.
Great Bite
- Water
- 76.5°F
- Air
- 73°F
- Wind
- 7 knNE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 2.9 ft
Gusts 23 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.3°F
- Air
- 75°F
- Wind
- 14 knNE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 3.1 ft
Gusts 24 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.3°F
- Air
- 75°F
- Wind
- 14 knE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 2.9 ft
Gusts 21 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.3°F
- Air
- 75°F
- Wind
- 14 knE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 2.9 ft
Gusts 21 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.1°F
- Air
- 76°F
- Wind
- 16 knE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 2.9 ft
Gusts 22 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.1°F
- Air
- 74°F
- Wind
- 12 knNE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 2.9 ft
Gusts 22 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.1°F
- Air
- 75°F
- Wind
- 15 knNE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 2.9 ft
Gusts 24 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.3°F
- Air
- 75°F
- Wind
- 13 knNE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 3.4 ft
Gusts 24 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.3°F
- Air
- 74°F
- Wind
- 12 knNE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 3.4 ft
Gusts 24 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 76.5°F
- Air
- 75°F
- Wind
- 15 knE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1022 mb
- Surf
- 2.9 ft
Gusts 24 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailGreat Bite
- Water
- 84.7°F
- Air
- 83°F
- Wind
- 7 knSE
- Tide
- Falling
- Pressure
- 1014 mb
- Surf
- 3.1 ft
Gusts 16 kn
Observed 30 min ago · Score 30 min ago
Full detailWhere these numbers come from
Data sources
Water temperature and tide come from NOAA CO-OPS station observations and tide predictions. Each pier is matched to the nearest reporting station, so a reading may be taken a few miles up or down the beach from where you are standing.
Air temperature, wind, gusts, sky and barometric pressure come from the National Weather Service gridded forecast and the closest observation site.
Beach flags reflect the last posted municipal flag we have on record. The flag flying on the beach is the one that counts — always look before you swim.
Readings refresh roughly hourly. Timestamps above show when each observation was taken, not when this page was loaded. Bite scores are computed by PierCast from these inputs and are an estimate, not a promise.