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Myrtle Beach Tide Chart
The Grand Strand runs on a healthy semidiurnal tide — about five feet of range — that turns 60 miles of beach into a moving buffet for surf anglers and shapes every inlet along the coast.
Upcoming tides in Myrtle Beach
Live NOAA predictions for station 8661070 (Springmaid Pier).
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Heights in feet above MLLW, station local time. See the full interactive tide map.
The pattern
Two highs and two lows daily with around five feet of range at Springmaid Pier. The spring tides near full and new moons stretch that further — great for surf fishing, and the time to watch low-lying beach access points. Inlet tides run a bit behind the ocean.
Surf and pier fishing
The Grand Strand’s piers — Apache, Springmaid, and the 2nd Avenue Pier — are tide clocks: whiting, pompano, and red drum feed hardest on moving water. In the surf, fish the cuts and sloughs on the rising tide. Summer king mackerel runs draw anglers to the pier ends.
Boating the inlets
Murrells Inlet and Little River Inlet are the gateways offshore, and both deserve respect on a running ebb — time crossings for slack water when you can. The Intracoastal Waterway behind the beach is the calm-weather route. For the wider coast, see our Southeast Atlantic tide guide.