What's biting now (week of Oct 15, 2026) Fall peak
October is one of the best months of the year on the Grand Strand. Red drum are thick around oyster mounds, creek mouths and the Little River jetties. Flounder are stacking at inlets and nearshore reefs. Spanish mackerel are running the beachfront, and whiting are biting on the piers.[1] The fall mullet run peaks this month.[2] The surface was about 74°F at Little River Inlet on Oct 15.[3]
Live conditions: Springmaid Pier & Myrtle Beach
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NWS forecast
Data comes from the NOAA CO-OPS station 8661070 (Springmaid Pier) and the National Weather Service. Fallback links: NOAA Tides & Currents · NDBC MROS1 · Buoy 41108 · NWS forecast · NWS Wilmington (marine and rip currents)
Plan your trip
Surf & Piers
8 piers with verified fees. You don't need a license on a pier.
Inshore
Little River, Murrells Inlet, the ICW, and creeks and jetties.
Offshore
Reefs, the Gulf Stream, kings and mahi.
Freshwater
The Waccamaw River and public ponds.
Rules & Licenses
License costs, size and bag limits, and the new circle-hook law.
Charters
Published local rates, from $55 head boats to private offshore trips.