Garden City, South Carolina Weather
Garden City, 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 for Garden City, Horry County.
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About Garden City, South Carolina
Garden City, a place where the coastal air, thick with the scent of salt and pine, wraps itself around the low-lying terrain, unfolds along the Grand Strand's southern edge. It lies 9.7 miles south-west of Myrtle Beach, SC (from Myrtle Beach, SC: bearing 227°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Socastee. Here, the land, a sandy loam, gives way to the gentle lapping of the Atlantic, its waves a constant murmur against the shore. The architecture, a cheerful assortment of pastel-hued beach houses and modest motels, stands as a testament to decades of summer pilgrimage, their bright paintwork a cheerful defiance against the often-grey skies that herald a brewing storm. Palm trees, their fronds rustling like whispered secrets, punctuate the landscape, their shadows stretching long and languid across sun-baked sidewalks. The genesis of Garden City lies in the post-war boom, a time when the allure of the Carolina coast drew developers and vacationers alike, transforming tracts of undeveloped land into a seaside haven. Its economy, historically tethered to the ebb and flow of tourism, thrives on the seasonal influx of visitors seeking sun, surf, and the simple pleasures of a beachside retreat. While the larger resorts of its northern neighbors often command the spotlight, Garden City retains a more intimate character, its streets bustling with families on their way to the pier or the ice cream shop. The fishing boats, their hulls weathered by countless voyages, still bob in the inlets, a quiet reminder of the area's working waterfront heritage, a subtle hum beneath the cheerful din of vacationers.
Live animated radar for Garden City and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Garden City, Horry County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.592947°N, 79.008646°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29576, 29575 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garden City, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garden City, 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 Garden City includes coordinates 33.592947°N, 79.008646°W, situated in Horry County. ZIP code 29576, 29575. 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.
