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Murrells Inlet Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Murrells Inlet: a Georgetown County salt-marsh inlet with jetty fishing from Huntington Beach State Park and SCDNR artificial reefs a few miles offshore.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
Low 1:42 AM
Air / High
70 / 70 F
Wind
ENE 9 mph

Sources: NOAA tides 8661529, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Murrells Inlet lines up a genuinely fishable day across the board. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 9 mph, steady pressure near 1022 hPa and a high of 70. Tides: high 6:29 AM and 6:55 PM, low 1:00 AM and 1:26 PM: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 78 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:51 AM-11:51 AM and 10:18 PM-12:18 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Redfish (red drum)Excellent

Spring and early summer put redfish on grass flats, shorelines and oyster bars; on the Gulf, fish below spawning age stay inside the bays (TPWD). Sight-cast to tailing and cruising fish or drift live shrimp under a popping cork.

Speckled troutExcellent

Spring brings seatrout back over shallow seagrass, and the spawning season (April to September in Louisiana and South Carolina) keeps them feeding. Popping corks with live shrimp, free-shrimping on the drift and casting to working birds are the main tools.

Tomorrow: Similar at 72 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

South Carolina requires a fishing licence from age 16, from $10.00 for residents, and salt water needs its own licence here. What a South Carolina licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing redfish (red drum) here? Check the size and bag limits with SCDNR before you keep anything. The season dates for South Carolina, read off the agency, are on the South Carolina seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

Tides

NOAA station 8661529 (Murrells Inlet, Parsonage Creek). Fish the moving water either side of each change.

Fri
LOW1:00 AM0.5 ft
HIGH6:29 AM4.7 ft
LOW1:26 PM0.6 ft
HIGH6:55 PM4.7 ft
Sat
LOW1:42 AM0.3 ft
HIGH7:16 AM5.1 ft
LOW2:15 PM0.4 ft
HIGH7:41 PM4.8 ft

Murrells Inlet tide chart: the week and the month β†’

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp70 F
High / Low70 / 44 F
WindENE 9-13 mph
Pressure1021.7 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:27 / 18:32
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~78 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Which day to fish Murrells Inlet this week

The best day on Murrells Inlet this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Sunday, Oct 25 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
9:51 AM-11:51 AM and 10:18 PM-12:18 AM
Minor period
4:12 AM-5:12 AM
Sun
07:27 to 18:32
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Showers, 12 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Murrells Inlet: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Redfish (red drum) illustration

Redfish (red drum)

Best: late-summer and fall bull run; inshore all year

Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), called redfish across the South, is a bronze inshore drum with a black spot near the tail, fished on grass flats, oyster bars, marsh creeks and beaches from the Chesapeake around Florida to Texas. Spring and early summer put redfish on grass flats, shorelines and oyster bars; on the Gulf, fish below spawning age stay inside the bays (TPWD). Sight-cast to tailing and cruising fish or drift live shrimp under a popping cork.

Speckled trout illustration

Speckled trout

Shallow bays spring and summer; deeper water in winter

Speckled trout is the anglers' name for the spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), a spotted member of the drum family that lives in shallow bays and estuaries from the Chesapeake to Texas. Spring brings seatrout back over shallow seagrass, and the spawning season (April to September in Louisiana and South Carolina) keeps them feeding. Popping corks with live shrimp, free-shrimping on the drift and casting to working birds are the main tools.

When to come: the Murrells Inlet calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Redfish (red drum)
Speckled trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 78 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~78 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Murrells Inlet today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 73 F, wind to 9 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 74 F, wind to 10 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 77 F, wind to 10 mph.

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Before you go

License

South Carolina requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

South Carolina saltwater recreational fishing license required, including on most artificial reefs. Flounder, red drum, spotted seatrout and sheepshead: see SCDNR's current saltwater size and bag limits.

Access

Huntington Beach State Park (jetty, 1.2-mile beach walk each way); Georgetown County's Murrells Inlet Boat Landing; Morse Park Landing and the Jetty View Walk.

About this water

A tidal inlet and salt marsh in Georgetown County, South Carolina; SCDNR measures nearby reef bearings from its south jetty.

Fishing Murrells Inlet: the full guide

The jetty from Huntington Beach State Park

Huntington Beach State Park says surf fishing and fishing from the jetty are popular with its visitors. Reaching the jetty takes a 1.2-mile walk along the beach, one way, and a South Carolina saltwater fishing license is required.

County landings and the marsh walkways

Georgetown County's Murrells Inlet Boat Landing launches boats into the inlet; SCDNR placed a life-jacket loaner station there in 2017. Morse Park Landing is where the county's 435-foot Jetty View Walk begins, a walkway opened in 2013 to widen public access to the marsh.

Artificial reefs off the inlet

SCDNR places Paradise Reef 3.2 nautical miles from the south jetty at Murrells Inlet, bearing 105 degrees, in 30 to 35 feet of water, and Ten Mile Reef 9.5 nautical miles out, bearing 130 degrees. Most of the state's offshore reefs are federal Special Management Zones, where gear is limited to hand-held hook and line or spearfishing without powerheads, and a saltwater license is required on most reefs.

Tides

The tide predictions on this page come from NOAA station 8661529 at Captain Alex's Marina on Parsonage Creek.

Common questions

Where can I fish Murrells Inlet without a boat?

Huntington Beach State Park allows surf and jetty fishing; the jetty is a 1.2-mile walk on the beach and a South Carolina saltwater license is required.

How far are the nearest artificial reefs?

SCDNR puts Paradise Reef 3.2 nautical miles and Ten Mile Reef 9.5 nautical miles from the south jetty.

Is fishing good at Murrells Inlet right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Myrtle Beach13 miSantee River49 miLake Moultrie61 miCarolina Beach73 miCape Fear River73 miCharleston74 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Tide predictions
NOAA CO-OPS 8661529 β€” Murrells Inlet, Parsonage Creek
Harmonic predictions, datum MLLW, local time. 12 high and low events returned for today and the next two days. A prediction, not a measured water level: wind and surge move the real thing.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 33.5500, -79.0300 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 7, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 7, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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