Garden City Pier
Live camera source: Garden City Pier Webcam via WPDE
Wave Forecast
Break Details
Garden City Pier is an exposed beach and pier break located 8 miles south of Myrtle Beach in the heart of Garden City Beach on the South Strand. According to Surfline and surf-forecast.com, this is one of the more consistent breaks on the Grand Strand with surf possible year-round. The break works best with offshore winds from the northwest, tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells, and the optimum swell angle is from the south-southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. The pier structure helps create wave-focusing sandbars on either side. The best time of year is winter, with December most consistent for clean surfable waves.
Best conditions: South-southeast swell, northwest offshore winds, any tide, winter — December most consistent
Location: 110 S Waccamaw Dr, Garden City Beach, SC 29576
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Amenities & Facilities
🚗 Parking
Free parking lot directly across the street from the pier at 110 S Waccamaw Dr
🍔 Food & Drinks
Pier Café on site serving breakfast and lunch, plus two full-service bars with ocean views
🏨 Accommodations
Beach houses, condos, and vacation rentals throughout Garden City Beach via Garden City Realty
🏄 Rentals & Lessons
Surf and watersports rentals available in nearby Surfside Beach and Murrells Inlet
🛁 Showers & Facilities
Public facilities at the pier and beach access points throughout Garden City Beach
📍 Beach Access
Free pier walking — one of the few Grand Strand piers that doesn't charge admission to walk
What's Nearby
Garden City Pier: Live music on two stages every night, two full-service bars, karaoke, and a full arcade — the 668-foot pier transforms into the Grand Strand's most unique music venue during summer.
Murrells Inlet MarshWalk: South Carolina's Seafood Capital just minutes south — a vibrant waterfront boardwalk with some of the best seafood restaurants and live music on the coast.
Surfside Beach: The Family Beach just north with a freshly rebuilt pier, clean beaches, and a relaxed atmosphere.
Brookgreen Gardens: One of the most beautiful sculpture gardens in America just a short drive south — perfect for an off-beach afternoon.
Other Nearby Breaks
Surfside Beach 13th Ave
Just north — exposed beachbreak in the heart of the Family Beach with a live Surfoff webcam.
Murrells Inlet MarshWalk
Just south — a quieter South Strand break near the famous MarshWalk seafood district.
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