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Surf Break: Isle of Palms Pier

Isle of Palms Pier in South Carolina is an exposed beach/Pier break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous.

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Overall Isle of Palms Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Isle of Palms Pier surf quality by season and Isle of Palms Pier surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - Carolina South surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Isle of Palms Pier

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Isle of Palms Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	35th Street Iop	2 mi
Second closest break	Berts Bar	7 mi
Third closest break	Cliffs (Cambria)	9 mi
Fourth closest break	The Washout	13 mi
Fifth closest break	Folly Beach	15 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Isle of Palms Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	42 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Grays Reef Buoy	117 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	119 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	124 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	188 mi
Tide stations nearest to Isle of Palms Pier:
Closest tide station	South Dewees Island, Dewees Inlet, South Carolina	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Isle of Palms Pier, South Carolina	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Capers Creek, South Capers Island, South Carolina	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Capers Creek, South Capers Island, South Carolina (	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms, South Carolina	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Isle of Palms Pier:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	256 mi
Second closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	257 mi
Third closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	260 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Wolf Laurel (United States)	260 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	262 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Isle of Palms Pier:
Closest city location	Isle of Palms (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Sullivans Island (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Mount Pleasant (United States)	13 mi
Fourth closest city location	Charleston (United States)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Folly Beach (United States)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Isle of Palms Pier is Charleston Afb International Airport (CHS) in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Isle of Palms Pier is Santee Cooper Rgnl (Plymouth) Airport (MNI) in Montserrat Island, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Third is Beaufort Mcas Airport (NBC) in USA, 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) in USA is 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Shaw Afb (Sumter) Airport (SSC), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Isle of Palms Pier and is 147 km (91 miles) away.