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2nd Avenue Pier, United States

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About 2nd Avenue Pier

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (135°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (315°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 28°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually July, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, March and April, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Myrtle Beach, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MYR, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to 2nd Avenue Pier.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct402 ft9 ssoft55kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct463 ft8 ssoft128kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct662 ft8 smushy49kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct582 ft5 smushy15kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct511 ft7 smushy19kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct412 ft4 smushy9kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct512 ft6 smushy29kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct502 ft7 smushy35kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct233 ft8 ssoft117kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct04 ft8 ssoft182kJ23°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to MYR, then 25 min by road. About 4h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Springmaid Pier

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf 2nd Avenue Pier

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Springmaid Pier

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf 2nd Avenue Pier

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf 2nd Avenue Pier

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (16 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to MYR, then 25 min by road. About 4h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 10 spots near Myrtle Beach each day: 2nd Avenue Pier, 48th st. Myrtle Beach, 74th Ave, Holiday Inn MB, Myrtle Beach 38th to 41st, Myrtle Beach (42st - 46 st), Myrtle Beach 64th Ave., Myrtle Beach 67th, Springmaid Pier, The Reef.

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Rough cost

About £830–£1,495 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MYR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£135–£280
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£830–£1,495

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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