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What is the best time to find shells on Myrtle Beach?

Look for tide charts in Myrtle Beach, and plan your shell hunting adventures just before and after low tide, and for the lowest low tide, look for a new moon or a full moon, if you can. But don't forget to also look at the high-tide mark—sometimes debris can be strewn both high and low.



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Hundred-eyed cowrie shell (Cypraea argus) The hundred-eyed cowrie shell species is one of the rarest seashells in the world. You will be lucky to spot this unusual sea jewel feeding whilst diving or snorkeling shallow coral reefs.

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The answer may surprise you, but, leaving seashells where they are is actually one of the easiest ways to protect marine life and make a small contribution to saving our oceans.

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The first thing that everyone needs to know is that you should never take a living sand dollar away from the beach. Sand dollars can't live out of the salty wet sand for long and it is illegal in the state of South Carolina.

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Hot weather with relatively calm winds in the atmosphere and no tropical systems in the Atlantic have allowed sediments in the water to settle to the ocean floor. Less sediment means clearer water!

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