Bikinis!

Need to buy a bikini for an upcoming vacation?
Visit Louisa's Bikini Shop!

CLICK:  Louisa's Bikini Shop

View and buy great swimwear from Ujena, Skinzwear, BerryDog, My Bikini Brazil and more.  Louisa gets her bikinis here!



Skinzwear Video

Surfside Beach Webcam

There is a neat Surfside Beach webcam on the Internet at http://www.surfoff.com/.  Check it out!

About http://www.surfoff.com/ and the Guy Daniels Memorial Foundation:
The Guy Daniels Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our ocean and beaches.  The foundation raises awarness through the sponsorship of the annual surfoff and related conservation and educational programs.  The Surfoff is held in August of each year in Surfside Beach (S.C.) at 13th Avenue South.  Guy Daniels, a Surfside Beach native, collapsed on the beach while jogging in 1999. A rising sophomore at the Collage of Charleston and a Deans List student, he also served as a Life Guard and worked in a local Surf shop. Guy possessed the qualities of leadership, dedication, fortitude and kindness, all of which made him a respected member of his community and a positive mentor and role model for other youth.

If you care about Surfside Beach, I encourage you to join as an annual member of the Guy Daniels Memorial Foundation.  I've done it.  Click Here to join.

The Surfoff.com Respect the Beach project is responsible for a large reduction of litter on Surfside Beach  while keeping the area safe and clean for the benefit of our residents and guests alike.


Visit http://www.surfoff.com/ soon!

Mel Coker
Webmaster - http://www.surfsidebeachsc.us/

Hurricanes in South Carolina?

Since I sell real estate in Columbia, SC, I get asked this question from time to time.  Yes, South Carolina does have hurricanes - but not too often.  And, as infrequently as it does happen along the coast of South Carolina, any hurricane making landfall in this state would be downgraded to a tropical storm before a possible path towards Columbia (more than 100 miles inland).

Hurricane Hugo Before South Carolina Landfall

The last major hurricane to make landfall in South Carolina was Hugo, a category 4 storm in 1989.  Just prior to hitting near Charleston, South Carolina on September 22, 1989, it reached winds of 140 mph, and rapidly weakened as it turned to the northeast. 

Acutally, South Carolina is relatively low on Southern coastal states for hurricane impact probability.  I analyzed a recent study of hurricane impacts for coastal states from Texas around to North Carolina.  For my analysis, I assigned one point for each hurricane impact and two points for each major hurricane impact.   Scores were as follows:
Florida: 181
Texas: 99
Louisiana: 91
North Carolina: 75
South Carolina: 41
Alabama: 34
Mississippi: 31
Georgia: 22

South Carolina is a GREAT place to live.  Ready to move to Greater Columbia, SC?  Call Mel Coker at (803) 388-8011.

Ratings of Hurricanes by Hurricane Severity Index

Links of interest:
StormPulse - a great place to track hurricanes 
South Carolina 2011 Hurricane Guide
Hurricane Severity Index - a relatively new rating system for hurricanes (Hugo tied for 2nd all-time)
National Weather Service Hurricane Center
MyFoxHurricane
IbisEye Hurricane Tracker
Hurricane Destruction YouTube Video

Surfside Beach Vacation Rental Slideshow

Check out my  new Surfside Beach Vacation Rental Slideshow!
CLICK: Mel & Barbara's Surfside Beach Vacation Rental

Welcome to the 4 Bedroom Home 1 Block from beach - Surfside Beach. by Barbara Coker in Surfside Beach, Coastal South Carolina. Brought to you by TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals, powered by TripWow!™

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Barbara & Mel Coker

Surfside Beach TripWow Slideshow - Presented by Barbara & Mel Coker

Welcome to the 4 Bedroom Home 1 Block from beach - Surfside Beach. by Barbara Coker in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Brought to you by TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals, powered by TripWow!™

Open for Business (Surfside Beach Vacation Rentals)

Barbara & Mel's Surfside Beach Vacation Home
Our new Surfside Beach Vacation Home is now available for your beach vacations in the Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand area. Our 4 bedroom home is located just one block away from a public beach access.
Surfside Beach Vacation Rental Website

We are doing our own vacation rentals at Surfside Beach (15 years experience at Hilton Head Island), so you can save by renting direct from the owner!  Our home is within walking distance (5 blocks) to the Surfside Pier and several adjacent restaurants.  We also rode our bikes recently to the Conch Cafe for lunch - a trip of about 2 miles one way.  CLICK HERE FOR A BROCHURE (in PDF format)

Our home is conveniently located to all of the Grand Strand: Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, Garden City and much more.  There is so much to do and it's all very closeby!

Our Surfside Beach Vacation Home Features:

• 4 Bedrooms
• 3 1/2 bathrooms
• Full Kitchen with stainless appliances and Anolon cookware
• Full Laundry
• 5 Flat Screen TVs - wall mounted in all bedrooms; one in living room
• Living Room has DVD player and tabletop stereo/cd player
• Covered Parking
• Bicycles available for nominal charge
• Outside shower
• Only one block (.15 mile) to public access beach area
• Two Bedrooms upstairs have ocean view

For more details, pictures and rates, visit our website:
www.SurfsideBeachSC.us

Barbara & Mel Coker