Pawleys Island Pier
OpenPawleys IslandFree (beach access)
Surf fishing only, no standing pier
Pawleys Island, SC 29585Free (beach access)
Scored 15 min ago
Bite forecast for Pawleys Island Pier
One number, and every input behind it. The score is a model, not a promise — read the factors and decide for yourself.
Bite score
Great Bite
76 out of 100
What the model is reading
Water temp is the main thing going for you.
Water
68°F
Wind
16 kn
NE
Pressure
1029 mb
6 factors
Every factor in the score
Positive factors push the score up, negative ones pull it down. Points are the model's own weighting.
Tide
HelpingRising · turn in 142 min
+20points
Solunar
Helping3/5
+14points
Water Temp
Helping68°F
+20points
Time of Day
HelpingEarly morning
+11points
Wind
Helping16 mph
+7points
Pressure
Neutralrising +2.1 mb/3h
+4points
Timing
When to be on the deck
Moving water is what turns fish on. The hour either side of a tide change is usually worth more than the three hours of slack in between.
High tide at 12:30 PM
5.7 ft · in about 2 hours
Fish 11:00 AM – 2:00 PMLow tide at 7:03 PM
0.5 ft · in about 9 hours
Fish 5:33 PM – 8:33 PMHigh tide at 1:10 AM
4.5 ft · in about 15 hours
Fish 11:40 PM – 1:40 AMLow tide at 5:57 AM
0.3 ft · in about 21 hours
Fish 4:27 AM – 7:27 AMHigh tide at 12:34 PM
5.6 ft · in about 27 hours
Fish 11:04 AM – 2:04 PM
Right now the tide is Rising (Rising tide · next turn in 142 min).
Solunar
Today's moon rating
Rating
Last Quarter · 66% lit
Sunrise 7:35 AM · Sunset 6:27 PM
Major periods
- 4:51 AM – 6:51 AMMoon overhead
- 5:16 PM – 7:16 PMMoon underfoot
Minor periods
- 9:48 PM – 10:48 PMMoonrise
- 12:55 PM – 1:55 PMMoonset
Solunar theory is a heuristic, not a measurement. It is worth using to pick between two otherwise equal mornings, and not worth much against a falling barometer or a moving tide. The pressure trend usually tells you more.