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40th St- Beach Access
4.9★ · 16 Google ratings · Sunset Beach, South Carolina
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At a glance
Parking
Street parking · 30 ft away · about 5 spaces
Walk
325 yd · 4 min
Water
85°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
5 ft range today
Length
4.0 miles of shoreline
Sand
210 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 34 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of 40th St- Beach Access
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Conditions
How it is right now
Air
81°F · clear
Water
85°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.2 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:17 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:15 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 13:53 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:28 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:27 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 40th St &, W Main St, Sunset Beach, NC 28468
🅿 Parking 30 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 325 yd away, about 4 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at 40th St- Beach Access?
The nearest mapped parking area is 30 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at 40th St- Beach Access?
325 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 4 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does 40th St- Beach Access have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is 40th St- Beach Access least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Thu 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
