Cottage Beach

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · Atlantic coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Cottage Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Cottage Beach

Water
68°F (20°C)
Waves
1.6 ft (0.5 m) every 6 seconds
Wind
9 mph (14 km/h) from the west
Air
56°F (13°C)

As of 9:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Cottage Beach

  • Today: no more low tides before sunset
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 7:31 AM, 0.9 ft (lowest)
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 8:13 AM, 1.0 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 9:02 AM, 1.1 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 10:00 AM, 1.1 ft

Predicted by NOAA for North Myrtle Beach, ICWW, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Cottage Beach

  • Nov 22–29: up to 2.4 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 10:07 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.3 ft (Sat, Nov 28, 7:26 AM)
  • Dec 22–27: up to 2.3 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 9:58 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.3 ft (Wed, Dec 23, 4:32 PM)
  • Jan 21–24: up to 2.3 ft (Fri, Jan 22, 9:47 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.8 ft (Fri, Jan 22, 5:06 PM)
  • Feb 19–21: up to 2.2 ft (Sat, Feb 20, 9:30 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.9 ft (Sun, Feb 21, 5:30 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at North Myrtle Beach, ICWW between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from North Myrtle Beach, ICWW, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Frying Pan Shoals, NC, 63 miles (101 km) away.
Facing
Southeast (143°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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