Pawleys Island Pier
OpenPawleys IslandFree (beach access)
Surf fishing only, no standing pier
Pawleys Island, SC 29585Free (beach access)
Scored 17 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
74 out of 100
What the model is reading
Water temp is the main thing going for you.
Water
84°F
Wind
16 kn
NE
Pressure
1025 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 125 min
+20points
Solunar
Helping3/5
+14points
Water Temp
Helping83.5°F
+18points
Time of Day
HelpingEarly morning
+11points
Wind
Helping16 mph
+7points
Pressure
Neutralrising +2.5 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 11:13 AM
5.5 ft · in about 2 hours
Fish 9:43 AM – 12:43 PMLow tide at 5:22 PM
0.7 ft · in about 8 hours
Fish 3:52 PM – 6:52 PMHigh tide at 11:21 PM
4.5 ft · in about 14 hours
Fish 9:51 PM – 12:51 AMLow tide at 5:31 AM
0.7 ft · in about 20 hours
Fish 4:01 AM – 7:01 AMHigh tide at 12:05 PM
5.1 ft · in about 27 hours
Fish 10:35 AM – 1:35 PM
Right now the tide is Rising (Rising tide · next turn in 125 min).
Solunar
Today's moon rating
Rating
Waxing Crescent · 21% lit
Sunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 7:25 PM
Major periods
- 3:24 PM – 5:24 PMMoon overhead
- 3:49 AM – 5:49 AMMoon underfoot
Minor periods
- 11:04 AM – 12:04 PMMoonrise
- 8:44 PM – 9:44 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.