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48th st. Myrtle Beach, United States

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About 48th st. Myrtle Beach

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

The spot faces SE (138°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (318°). 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 3.3 km out (1 in 333). 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 months are usually August and September, with about 3 good days in 7; in April, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Myrtle Beach, 5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 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 25 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. 30 min from the airport to 48th st. Myrtle Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct112 ft9 ssoft55kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct583 ft8 ssoft146kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct312 ft8 smushy63kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct232 ft5 smushy15kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct171 ft8 ssoft20kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct122 ft4 smushy9kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct172 ft6 smushy29kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct182 ft7 smushy37kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct374 ft8 ssoft152kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct304 ft8 ssoft182kJ18°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to MYR, then 30 min by road. About 4h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Springmaid Pier

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Springmaid Pier

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to MYR, then 30 min by road. About 4h 25 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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