Pawleys Island Pier
OpenPawleys IslandFree (beach access)
Surf fishing only, no standing pier
Pawleys Island, SC 29585Free (beach access)
Scored 44 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
85 out of 100
What the model is reading
Solunar is the main thing going for you.
Water
76°F
Wind
12 kn
NE
Pressure
1022 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
HelpingFalling · turn in 12 min
+22points
Solunar
Helping5/5
+20points
Water Temp
Helping76.3°F
+20points
Time of Day
NeutralMidday
+6points
Wind
Helping12 mph
+10points
Pressure
Helpingsteady +0.1 mb/3h
+7points
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 7:23 PM
5.8 ft · in about 6 hours
Fish 5:53 PM – 8:53 PMLow tide at 1:43 AM
0.3 ft · in about 12 hours
Fish 12:13 AM – 3:13 AMHigh tide at 7:51 AM
6.3 ft · in about 18 hours
Fish 6:21 AM – 9:21 AMLow tide at 2:06 PM
0.1 ft · in about 24 hours
Fish 12:36 PM – 3:36 PM
Right now the tide is Falling (Falling tide · next turn in 12 min).
Solunar
Today's moon rating
Rating
New Moon · 1% lit
Sunrise 7:17 AM · Sunset 6:52 PM
Major periods
- 11:17 AM – 1:17 PMMoon overhead
- 11:42 PM – 1:42 AMMoon underfoot
Minor periods
- 5:48 AM – 6:48 AMMoonrise
- 5:47 PM – 6:47 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.