Ocean temperature at Myrtle Beach

No. The water was very clean. not sure about October, but last week the water temp was warm. not sure of the exact temp, but we could walk right in! I keep my pool at home around 85deg. the water felt that warm! the outside temp was 92 and the humidity was high. but the water was comfortable. we didn`t see any jellyfish, definitely didn`t see any sharks, that`s not to say they aren`t out there watching you!

Enjoy the beach. and remember.....sharks can attack in 3 feet of water!!!! :E

ChiMom wrote:
Given the recent discussion about Pirateland, I thought this might be the best forum for my question. I've never been to the beaches south of NJ, where I know the water temps are best in July and August (low to mid 70's). I'd like to stay in Myrtle Beach in October, but only if the ocean beaches there are swimmable at that time of year. Any advice? Is the water clean or perhaps filled with seaweed, jellyfish, or, gulp, sharks?

Just remember no matter where you swim in no matter what ocean, as soon as you get in the water you take a giant step down on the food chain. A marine biologist told me that once and I have always lived by it. :E

That's one way to keep people away from your favorite place. Scare them away :).

I was walking on the pier when a fisherman caught a shark, later that day my son and I went shark fishing on a charter. They took us out a few miles where everyone on the boat caught a couple sharks. Yep there are sharks around Myrtle Beach.

edsland wrote:
I was walking on the pier when a fisherman caught a shark, later that day my son and I went shark fishing on a charter. They took us out a few miles where everyone on the boat caught a couple sharks. Yep there are sharks around Myrtle Beach.

Note: There are sharks everywhere in the ocean.

Surf-Forecast.com predicts 77 degrees, based on 20 years of data. Of course it's just a prediction. Ya pays ya money, ya takes ya chances.

This lady knows that there are sharks in Hilton Head, S.C., just a couple hundred mils down the coast. But the odds of getting bit are 1 in 11 million. More likely to get struck by lightning.

We went to Ocean Lakes years ago in late October. My son and I were able to swim but it took quite a bit of getting used to. But we're NC folks. Being used to NJ temps, I think you'll be fine.

One time I was in Hampton Beach, NH in late June. The water was so cold, my feet were turning purple. I don't know how anyone up that way could stand it.

In Myrtle Beach in October the water temps are typically high 70's/low 80's down to low 70's high 60's as you approach November.

The water along our beach at Myrtle Beach Travel Park is great. You will find jellyfish that end up on the beach overnight but they are cleaned up by municipal maintenance staff. We swim in the ocean in October and never see jelly fish daytime. It's a great time for surf fishing, a lot of Blues, some Flounder, Red Drum and of course the odd shark. We usually get to see a couple 3'-4' sharks cruising the surf but they are never a real concern. My wife had one swim by her leg in knee deep water as she was looking for shells last October. They just go on their merry way.

For me, A Southern Boy. The water in Oct will be too cold. As for the sharks. Yes they are there, and yes they do bite. Woman was bitten on the NC coast last week. A Pirateland surf fisherman caught a 4 foot Shovel head shark while we were at PL over the 4th. I too have seen large Sand Tigers cruising the beach. I hahve stood on the pier and watched sharks swim within 100 feet of swimmers.
However. They want to bite me. They better learn to walk.

diazr2 wrote:


Just remember no matter where you swim in no matter what ocean, as soon as you get in the water you take a giant step down on the food chain. A marine biologist told me that once and I have always lived by it. :E

Precisely. There's no substitute for being alert and aware.