Pawleys Island, United States

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Pawleys Island post office — Pawleys Island, the nearest town. Photo: Piperpet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pawleys Island

Pawleys Island is a town in South Carolina, United States. From Pawleys Island you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Litchfield Beach, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MYR, 30 km away.

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Staying in Pawleys Island

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MYR, 30 km, FLO, 99 km, CHS, 106 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Pawleys Island.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Pawleys Island each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Pawleys Island too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Sat 24

Parking Lots16.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Garden City Beach, 2 km

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Parking Lots, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	1 ft9 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	18°C

13th ave south surfside19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Surfside Beach, 1 km

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at 13th ave south surfside, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	2 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	1 ft9 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	18°C

Garden City Pier17.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Garden City Beach, 2 km

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Garden City Pier, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	2 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	1 ft9 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	18°C

Naked Lady12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Murrells Inlet, 3 km

2 ft55 kJ

4 ft217 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

1 ft28 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Naked Lady, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	2 ft9 ssoft	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 ssoft	217kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	2 ft8 ssoft	61kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	1 ft9 ssoft	28kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	18°C

Litchfield Beach0.6 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft49 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Litchfield Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	2 ft9 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	3 ft9 ssoft	162kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	2 ft8 ssoft	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	18°C

South End5.5 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft49 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at South End, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft9 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	3 ft9 ssoft	162kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	2 ft8 ssoft	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	1 ft8 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	18°C

Pawley's Island2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft49 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Pawley's Island, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft9 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	3 ft9 ssoft	162kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	2 ft8 ssoft	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	1 ft8 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	18°C

Pelican poles12.6 kmabout 25 min by car

2 ft58 kJ

4 ft218 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Pelican poles, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	2 ft8 ssoft	58kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 ssoft	218kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	2 ft8 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	2 ft7 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	1 ft8 ssoft	21kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pawleys Island, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Pawleys Island

ANDOMIROAsian fusion · 0.7 km from the centre
Sol Cocina MexicanaMexican · 0.7 km from the centre
Litchfield RestaurantAmerican · 0.9 km from the centre
Austin's Restaurant & BarAmerican · 1.2 km from the centre
Habaneros Mexican Sports BarMexican · 1.4 km from the centre
BisQitBurger · 1.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits