Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf 2nd Avenue Pier
Myrtle Beach, SC
2nd Avenue Pier is a surf break in Myrtle Beach, SC, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at 2nd Avenue Pier is Sep & Dec, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Sep & Dec.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:SepDec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3ft
1ft
0ft
Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 2.2ft average swell at 6.4 s from the ESE.
Feb: 2.5ft average swell at 6.1 s from the ESE.
Mar: 2.5ft average swell at 6.3 s from the ESE.
Apr: 2.3ft average swell at 5.9 s from the SE.
May: 2.2ft average swell at 5.2 s from the SE.
Jun: 2.1ft average swell at 5.1 s from the SE.
Jul: 2.0ft average swell at 5.4 s from the SE.
Aug: 2.1ft average swell at 5.5 s from the SE.
Sep: 2.7ft average swell at 6.9 s from the ESE.
Oct: 2.4ft average swell at 6.4 s from the ESE.
Nov: 2.7ft average swell at 6.1 s from the ESE.
Dec: 2.6ft average swell at 6.8 s from the ESE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 33.5°, -79.0°.
Ready to check live conditions at 2nd Avenue Pier?
Open live surf report