Weather in Surfside Beach, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Surfside Beach, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
77%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Surfside Beach, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
68°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
66°
8p
65°
9p
65°
10p
65°
11p
Surfside Beach, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—81°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—78°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—82°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Clear18%86°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast46%83°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle39%84°72°
Surfside Beach, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Surfside Beach, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 48°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Surfside Beach, SC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Surfside Beach, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Surfside Beach, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:26 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Surfside Beach, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Surfside Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.