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In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/South Carolina/Futch Beach
Futch Beach, South Carolina
Beach in Horry County, South Carolina72°
83°/66°
Clear·
Feels like 72°·Light breeze 5 mph SW
Coming up. Tomorrow is 15 degrees cooler: a high of 68° after 83° today.
Now. Futch Beach is 72° and clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 71°, so the air feels very oppressive. Light breeze from the southwest at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 82° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 63° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 73°, and the coolest Sunday, near 63°. Rain is likely tomorrow (53%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 21 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:40 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:50 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
33Air quality
93%Humidity
5%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
72feels72
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8366
15mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6859
53%
21mph
Sun
Oct 18
6346
24%
21mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6849
11%
17mph
Tue
Oct 20
7251
12mph
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
7253
12mph
UV 6
Thu
Oct 22
7353
12mph
72°
83°66°
68°59°
63°46°
68°49°
72°51°
72°53°
73°53°
As of 12:00 AM in Futch Beach, South Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Futch Beach
Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Myrtle Beach-Conway (SC), 22 miles off.
33Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good22.2 mi
- Ozone33Good34 ppb22.2 mi
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 48, good.
GoodModerate
- 48YesterdayOct 14
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Futch Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Futch Beach, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 10 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Coastal Horry, and the waves at buoy 41013, 56.2 mi away.
Friday
- Rip current risk
- North of Myrtle Beach LowMyrtle Beach South Low
- Surf height
- North of Myrtle Beach 1 to 3 feetMyrtle Beach South 1 to 2 feet
- Water temperature
- In the upper 70s
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 41013, Frying Pan Shoals
- Wave height
- 1.6 ft
- Period
- 8 s
- From
- ESE (114°)
- Swell
- 1.3 ft at 8 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 1.3 ft at 3 s from SW
- Water
- 80 °F
- Read
- Thu 11:50 PM
- Distance
- 56.2 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (111°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (109°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (112°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (103°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 10 s | ESE (119°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 7 s | ESE (113°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | ESE (108°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (110°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (116°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (105°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (111°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | WSW (251°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (112°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (117°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | E (94°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (105°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (107°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | WSW (255°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (107°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | SE (125°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (108°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (109°) |
Surf zone forecast
Coastal Horry, including Cherry Grove, North Myrtle Beach, Atlantic Beach, Windy Hill, Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, and Garden City. Issued 7:33 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | North of Myrtle Beach LowMyrtle Beach South Low | North of Myrtle Beach LowMyrtle Beach South Low |
| Surf height | North of Myrtle Beach 1 to 3 feetMyrtle Beach South 1 to 2 feet | North of Myrtle Beach 1 to 3 feetMyrtle Beach South 1 foot |
| Water temperature | In the upper 70s | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Waterspout risk | Low | None |
| Weather | Sunny. Patchy fog early | Partly sunny. A chance of showers |
| High temperature | In the lower 80s | In the upper 60s |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon | North winds around 20 mph |
| Remarks | Moderate south to north longshore current | Moderate north to south longshore current |
| Tides | Springmaid PierHigh, 12:09 PM | Springmaid PierLow, 6:17 AMHigh, 1:04 PM |
- Sunday
- Low rip current risk. Surf height 1 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 20 mph
- Monday
- Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 4 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 20 mph
- Tuesday
- Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 15 mph
Beach
- County
- Horry County
- State
- South Carolina
- Latitude
- 33.8371° N
- Longitude
- 78.6142° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Futch Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/6.5 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Buck Creek Near Longs02110400
At a river or reservoir gauge/10.1 mi away/5 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
North Myrtle Beach 1.8 ESC-HR-143
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Myrtle BeachMYBS1
At a cooperative observer's station/13.2 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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Near Futch Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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- Forestbrookcommunity, 22 mi
- Loriscity, 22 mi
- Red Hillcommunity, 23 mi
- Live Oakcommunity, 24 mi
- Socasteecommunity, 24 mi
- Homewoodcommunity, 26 mi
Beaches near Futch Beach
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- Cherry Grove Beach2 mi
- Ingram Beach4 mi
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- North Myrtle Beach6 mi
- Crescent Beach6 mi
- Atlantic Beach6 mi
- Windy Hill Beach7 mi