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Pawleys IslandFree (beach access)

Surf fishing only, no standing pier

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Scored 20 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

90 out of 100

What the model is reading

Tide is the main thing going for you.

Water

84°F

Wind

12 kn

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Pressure

1014 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

    Helping

    Rising · turn in 45 min

    +25points

  • Solunar

    Helping

    4/5

    +17points

  • Water Temp

    Helping

    83.9°F

    +17points

  • Time of Day

    Helping

    Evening

    +11points

  • Wind

    Helping

    12 mph

    +10points

  • Pressure

    Helping

    falling -1.4 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.

Full tide table

  1. High tide at 5:53 PM

    5.4 ft · within the hour

    Fish 4:23 PM – 7:23 PM

  2. Low tide at 12:17 AM

    1.2 ft · in about 7 hours

    Fish 10:47 PM – 1:47 AM

  3. High tide at 6:02 AM

    4.5 ft · in about 13 hours

    Fish 4:32 AM – 7:32 AM

  4. Low tide at 12:15 PM

    1.0 ft · in about 19 hours

    Fish 10:45 AM – 1:45 PM

  5. High tide at 6:34 PM

    5.6 ft · in about 25 hours

    Fish 5:04 PM – 8:04 PM

Right now the tide is Rising (Rising tide · next turn in 45 min).

Solunar

Today's moon rating

Seven-day solunar

Rating

Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit

Sunrise 6:46 AM · Sunset 7:54 PM

Major periods

  • 9:31 PM – 11:31 PMMoon overhead
  • 9:56 AM – 11:56 AMMoon underfoot

Minor periods

  • 5:26 PM – 6:26 PMMoonrise
  • 2:36 AM – 3:36 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.