Pawleys Island fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Pawleys Island, using NOAA tide station Pawleys Island Pier (ocean).

Grand Strand Updated 12:08 PM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8662006

South CarolinaSoutheast Atlantic coast

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 9 mph)
Normal tide range (5.3 ft)

Next best time

Today 2:48 PM

Prime: Minor moon period + Tide change + Dusk

Next tide

High 4:26 PM

5.3 ft

Weather

74°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 7 mph SE - pressure falling

Water temp

70°F

NOAA Springmaid Pier (19.2 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:12 AM - 10:58 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:28 AM

2:48 PM - 5:51 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:26 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:40 PM - 11:24 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:54 PM

All 5 times today

2:35 AM - 4:42 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise); Moving water into the high tide at 4:12 AM

5:53 AM - 7:53 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:12 AM - 10:58 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 10:28 AM

2:48 PM - 5:51 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:26 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:40 PM - 11:24 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the low tide at 10:54 PM

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 5:21 PM 71-74°Fwind to 9 mph SE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 4:12 AM (5.7 ft) Low 10:28 AM (0.7 ft) High 4:26 PM (5.3 ft) Low 10:54 PM (0.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 5:00 AM (6.0 ft) Low 11:18 AM (0.5 ft) High 5:15 PM (5.3 ft) Low 11:35 PM (0.4 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 5:45 AM (6.1 ft) Low 12:04 PM (0.4 ft) High 5:59 PM (5.1 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 12:14 AM (0.3 ft) High 6:28 AM (6.1 ft) Low 12:47 PM (0.3 ft) High 6:41 PM (4.9 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8662006 (Pawleys Island Pier (ocean)). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Pawleys Island: Beach at Pawleys Island, South Carolina, July 2019, with seagrass in foreground — Photo: Phoebe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of Pawleys Island from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Pawleys Island Pier (ocean); the fishing area extends around it.

Google Maps Directions

Water is 70°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Spanish mackerel 70-85°F
Flounder 58-80°F
Whiting 58-80°F
Redfish 60-85°F
King mackerel 70-84°F

Hourly weatherNWS

12 PM74°7 mphSEMostly Sunny

1 PM74°8 mphSEMostly Sunny

2 PM74°8 mphSEMostly Sunny

3 PM74°9 mphSMostly Sunny

4 PM74°9 mphSMostly Sunny

5 PM74°8 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM74°6 mphSEPartly Cloudy

7 PM72°5 mphSEMostly Clear

8 PM72°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM72°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM72°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

11 PM71°3 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM71°2 mphSPartly Cloudy

1 AM70°2 mphSMostly Cloudy

2 AM70°2 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 AM70°2 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 AM70°2 mphSMostly Cloudy

5 AM69°2 mphSMostly Cloudy

6 AM69°2 mphSPartly Sunny

7 AM69°2 mphSPartly Sunny

8 AM70°5 mphSSlight Chance Rain

9 AM71°6 mphSSlight Chance Rain

10 AM73°7 mphS22% rain

11 AM73°8 mphS25% rain

Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:38 AM 5:21 PM	Rise 3:05 AM Set 3:18 PM	Minor 2:35 AM Major 8:12 AM Minor 2:48 PM Major 8:40 PM
Fri 6	6:39 AM 5:20 PM	Rise 4:08 AM Set 3:46 PM	Minor 3:38 AM Major 9:00 AM Minor 3:16 PM Major 9:24 PM
Sat 7	6:40 AM 5:20 PM	Rise 5:10 AM Set 4:15 PM	Minor 4:40 AM Major 9:44 AM Minor 3:45 PM Major 10:12 PM
Sun 8	6:41 AM 5:19 PM	Rise 6:11 AM Set 4:47 PM	Minor 5:41 AM Major 10:28 AM Minor 4:17 PM Major 10:56 PM
Mon 9	6:42 AM 5:18 PM	Rise 7:12 AM Set 5:23 PM	Minor 6:42 AM Major 11:20 AM Minor 4:53 PM
Tue 10	6:43 AM 5:17 PM	Rise 8:12 AM Set 6:04 PM	Major 11:44 PM Minor 7:42 AM Major 12:08 PM Minor 5:34 PM
Wed 11	6:44 AM 5:17 PM	Rise 9:09 AM Set 6:51 PM	Major 12:36 AM Minor 8:39 AM Major 1:00 PM Minor 6:21 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Pawleys Island

Little River to Georgetown: long ocean piers, inlets and the Waccamaw Neck.

What's biting now (Fall): Redfish, flounder and spotted seatrout are all at their best in the creeks and inlets.

Commonly caught in this area: Spanish mackerel, flounder, whiting, red drum and king mackerel from pier ends.

Also caught here: whiting, croaker, bluefish, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, blacktip shark.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Best baits here6 fish

Spanish mackerel

Flounder

Whiting (kingfish)

Redfish (red drum)

King mackerel (kingfish)

Spot and croaker

Full bait guide

How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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Nearby spots

Georgetown 11 miGood Myrtle Beach (Springmaid Pier) 19 miGood Little River 42 miGood Isle of Palms 59 miGood Charleston Harbor 65 miGood Oak Island 68 miGood