Bucksport, South Carolina Weather
Bucksport, South Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Bucksport, Horry County.
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About Bucksport, South Carolina
Bucksport rests on the eastern bank of the Waccamaw River, where the humid air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 12.2 miles south-south-west of Conway, SC (from Conway, SC: bearing 195°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-south-west of Socastee. The landscape here is a gentle offering of Lowcountry flatness, a mosaic of cultivated fields and the darker, more secretive expanse of cypress-tupelo swamps. Sunlight filters through the broad leaves of magnolias and the feathery needles of longleaf pines, painting shifting patterns on the dusty roads. Across the river, the land rises slightly, a subtle undulation that hints at the distant Atlantic, but here, the water’s embrace is the dominant feature, its slow, dark currents mirroring the sky above. This particular bend of the Waccamaw has long been a thoroughfare, first for Native American tribes and later for colonial settlers drawn by the rich alluvial soil and the promise of timber. Bucksport’s economy has historically been tied to the river and the bounty of the surrounding land. For generations, farming, particularly tobacco and cotton, shaped the lives and livelihoods here, leaving behind a quiet legacy etched into the weathered barns and the stoic faces of old photographs. Though those days of expansive agriculture have largely receded, the echoes remain, a reminder of the deep roots that anchor Bucksport to its place, a place where the river’s murmur is a constant, comforting presence.
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| Location | Bucksport, Horry County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.664892°N, 79.10254°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29527 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bucksport, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bucksport, South Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bucksport includes coordinates 33.664892°N, 79.102540°W, situated in Horry County. ZIP code 29527. Telephone area code: 843, 854. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
