At an airfield/2.5 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Beaches/South Carolina/Ingram Beach
Ingram Beach, South Carolina
Beach in Horry County, South Carolina* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 7 to 10 ft expected. * WHERE...Southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina coastal waters out 20 NM. * WHEN...From noon Saturday to 11 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
74°
65°/57°
Clear·
Feels like 74°·Gentle breeze 11 mph SW
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for Ingram Beach until 11 AM Monday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this morning, from about 10 AM (66%).
Now. Ingram Beach is 74° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 68°, so the air feels oppressive. Gentle breeze from the southwest at 11 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 54° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 47° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Friday, near 72°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 64°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:39 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 11:47 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 19 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
41Air quality
79%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
74feels74
now, clear
Today
Oct 17
6557
77%
23mph
Sun
Oct 18
6446
19mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6749
18%
18mph
Tue
Oct 20
7050
13mph
Wed
Oct 21
7153
14mph
Thu
Oct 22
7152
14mph
Fri
Oct 23
7252
mostly clear day
74°
65°57°
64°46°
67°49°
70°50°
71°53°
71°52°
72°52°
As of 2:00 AM in Ingram Beach, South Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Ingram Beach
Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Myrtle Beach-Conway (SC), 18 miles off.
41Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good18 mi
- Ozone34Good37 ppb18 mi
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 42, good.
GoodModerate
- 42YesterdayOct 16
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Ingram Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. 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 Ingram Beach, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 10 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SSE 157°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: low
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Coastal Horry, and the waves at buoy 41013, 58.9 mi away.
Saturday
- 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 mid 70s
- UV index
- Low
Waves at buoy 41013, Frying Pan Shoals
- Wave height
- 4.3 ft
- Period
- 5 s
- From
- SW (227°)
- Swell
- 1.3 ft at 11 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 3.9 ft at 5 s from SW
- Water
- 79 °F
- Read
- Sat 1:50 AM
- Distance
- 58.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1:50 AM | 4.3 ft | 5 s | SW (227°) |
| Sat 12:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 5 s | SW (229°) |
| Fri 11:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 4 s | SW (228°) |
| Fri 10:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | SW (226°) |
| Fri 9:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | SW (234°) |
| Fri 8:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 3 s | SW (231°) |
| Fri 7:50 PM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | WSW (240°) |
| Fri 6:50 PM | 2.3 ft | 3 s | SW (236°) |
| Fri 5:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 9 s | E (92°) |
| Fri 4:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 9 s | ESE (122°) |
| Fri 3:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | SE (129°) |
| Fri 2:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (115°) |
| Fri 1:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 9 s | ESE (114°) |
| Fri 12:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (117°) |
| Fri 11:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | ESE (117°) |
| Fri 10:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | WSW (245°) |
| Fri 9:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | WSW (248°) |
| Fri 8:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | SW (236°) |
| Fri 7:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | WSW (237°) |
| Fri 6:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | SE (134°) |
| Fri 5:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | WSW (241°) |
| Fri 4:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (121°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (106°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (119°) |
Surf zone forecast
Coastal Horry, including Cherry Grove, North Myrtle Beach, Atlantic Beach, Windy Hill, Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, and Garden City. Issued 7:43 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| 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 footMyrtle Beach South 1 to 3 feet |
| Water temperature | In the mid 70s | - |
| UV index | Low | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Waterspout risk | None | None |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers | Mostly sunny. A chance of showers |
| High temperature | In the upper 60s | In the lower 60s |
| Winds | Breezy. North winds around 15 mph, increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon | Breezy. North winds around 25 mph |
| Remarks | Moderate north to south longshore current | Moderate north to south longshore current |
| Tides | Springmaid PierLow, 6:17 AMHigh, 1:04 PM | Springmaid PierLow, 7:09 AMHigh, 1:57 PM |
- Monday
- Low rip current risk. Surf height 1 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 20 mph
- Tuesday
- Low rip current risk. Surf height 1 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around 15 mph
- Wednesday
- Low rip current risk. Surf height 1 to 2 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. North winds around 15 mph
Beach
- County
- Horry County
- State
- South Carolina
- Latitude
- 33.8140° N
- Longitude
- 78.6813° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Ingram Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Citizen station WA2CLKWA2CLK
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Buck Creek Near Longs02110400
At a river or reservoir gauge/9.9 mi away/5 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
North Myrtle Beach 0.1 SESC-HR-25
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Myrtle BeachMYBS1
At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 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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