Pawleys Island Pier
OpenPawleys IslandFree (beach access)
Surf fishing only, no standing pier
Pawleys Island, SC 29585Free (beach access)
Scored 33 min ago
Bite forecast for Pawleys Island Pier
One number, and every input behind it. The score is a model, not a promise — read the factors and decide for yourself.
Bite score
Great Bite
80 out of 100
What the model is reading
Wind is the main thing going for you.
Water
84°F
Wind
7 kn
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Pressure
1016 mb
6 factors
Every factor in the score
Positive factors push the score up, negative ones pull it down. Points are the model's own weighting.
Tide
HelpingRising · turn in 71 min
+23points
Solunar
Helping3/5
+14points
Water Temp
Helping83.9°F
+17points
Time of Day
NeutralMidday
+6points
Wind
Helping7 mph
+10points
Pressure
Helpingfalling -1.6 mb/3h
+10points
Timing
When to be on the deck
Moving water is what turns fish on. The hour either side of a tide change is usually worth more than the three hours of slack in between.
High tide at 4:19 PM
5.0 ft · within the hour
Fish 2:49 PM – 5:49 PMLow tide at 10:45 PM
1.6 ft · in about 7 hours
Fish 9:15 PM – 12:15 AMHigh tide at 4:20 AM
4.1 ft · in about 13 hours
Fish 2:50 AM – 5:50 AMLow tide at 10:43 AM
1.2 ft · in about 19 hours
Fish 9:13 AM – 12:13 PMHigh tide at 5:09 PM
5.2 ft · in about 25 hours
Fish 3:39 PM – 6:39 PM
Right now the tide is Rising (Rising tide · next turn in 71 min).
Solunar
Today's moon rating
Rating
Waxing Gibbous · 74% lit
Sunrise 6:45 AM · Sunset 7:56 PM
Major periods
- 7:54 PM – 9:54 PMMoon overhead
- 8:19 AM – 10:19 AMMoon underfoot
Minor periods
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMMoonrise
- 12:47 AM – 1:47 AMMoonset
Solunar theory is a heuristic, not a measurement. It is worth using to pick between two otherwise equal mornings, and not worth much against a falling barometer or a moving tide. The pressure trend usually tells you more.