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Broken Groin
4.7★ · 117 Google ratings · Pawleys Island, South Carolina
✓ Parking✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
260 ft away · fills up
Restrooms
Yes
Water
85°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
4 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
170 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Poor · 40% of 5 over the limit · 2025
Map of Broken Groin
Guide
Good to know
Arrive early or visit off-season
Evening visits around 5:45pm and early morning sunrises draw only a handful of other visitors.
Hunt for seashells at low tide
The beach is known as an excellent spot for finding seashells and observing tidal creatures.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Check tide charts before swimming
At high tide there is minimal beach space for swimming or sunbathing.
Plan for severely limited parking
The public lot is often full; reviewers report circling for spots or parking a mile away.
Bring your own facilities
There are no bathrooms, showers, or changing facilities available on the beach.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
80°F · clear
Water
85°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.7 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the SE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:45 | High tide | ↑ |
| 08:49 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:49 | High tide | ↑ |
| 22:22 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:27 AM.
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Broken Groin?
The nearest mapped parking area is 260 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Broken Groin?
625 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 8 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Broken Groin 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.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
