The Grand Strand's boardwalk beach beside the SkyWheel.
Myrtle Beach is in Horry County, South Carolina, on the Atlantic coast.
Leashed dogs are welcome on Myrtle Beach's sand outside the 9am-5pm window that applies from May 15 through September 15. Oceanfront street parking runs on meters, and concessions are available along with restrooms. The nearest other beach Coasti tracks is Hilton Head Island, more than 150 miles south.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Myrtle Beach load on this page automatically. Conditions change through the day, so nothing on this page is a substitute for the flag flying when you arrive.
Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date. Fees, lifeguard seasons and dog rules are set locally.
Flags run from green for low hazard to double red for water closed — see what each flag color means.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Springmaid Pier, Myrtle Beach (8661070).
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at Myrtle Beach Intl (KMYR).
That depends on the flag and the surf, and both change through the day. Coasti shows the posted lifeguard flag when a current one exists, and estimates from surf, wind and rip-current risk when it does not. Today's answer for Myrtle Beach loads at the top of this page.
Myrtle Beach has lifeguards in season. Outside those months no flag is posted, and no flag flying does not mean the water is safe.
Parking at Myrtle Beach is paid. Metered oceanfront street parking. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are allowed at Myrtle Beach. Leashed dogs restricted from the beach 9am-5pm, May 15-Sept 15; allowed other times. Leash and off-leash rules change, so check locally before you go.