High tide flooding
Surfside Beach high tide flooding record
From 2022 through 2025, NOAA counted 41 minor high tide flood days at Springmaid Pier.
This page states a past record, not a forecast.
Those years also hold 4 moderate days and 1 major day.
September holds 15 of the 41 minor days.
Springmaid Pier sits about 4.7 miles north of the Surfside Beach pier.
The tide table uses a different NOAA station closer to the pier.
NOAA publishes annual and monthly outlooks (opens in a new tab). Those outlooks are forecasts.
Source: NOAA station 8661070 at Springmaid Pier (opens in a new tab), checked August 19, 2026.
Flood days by year
| Year | Minor | Moderate | Major |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Flood days by month
| Month | Minor | Moderate | Major |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| October | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Flooding levels
Minor flooding is 1.8 feet above average high tide.
Moderate flooding is 2.8 feet.
Major flooding is 3.9 feet.
Source: NOAA Ocean Service high tide flooding fact page (opens in a new tab).
High tide flooding questions
- How many high tide flood days has NOAA counted near Surfside Beach?
- From 2022 through 2025, NOAA counted 41 minor high tide flood days at Springmaid Pier. Those years also hold 4 moderate days and 1 major day.
- Source: NOAA station 8661070 at Springmaid Pier (opens in a new tab)
- Which month has the most high tide flooding?
- September holds 15 of the 41 minor days.
- Source: NOAA station 8661070 at Springmaid Pier (opens in a new tab)
- What counts as minor, moderate, and major high tide flooding?
- Minor flooding is 1.8 feet above average high tide and causes stormwater backups and road closures. Moderate flooding is 2.8 feet and can damage homes and businesses. Major flooding is 3.9 feet and may lead to evacuations.
- Source: NOAA Ocean Service high tide flooding fact page (opens in a new tab)
- Does this record include the current year?
- The record covers 2022 through 2025. It omits the current calendar year.
- Source: NOAA station 8661070 at Springmaid Pier (opens in a new tab)
- Which NOAA station supplies the record?
- Station 8661070 at Springmaid Pier sits about 4.7 miles north of the Surfside Beach pier. The tide table uses a different NOAA station closer to the pier.
- Source: NOAA station 8661070 at Springmaid Pier (opens in a new tab)