Isle of Palms Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 79.73° W

Isle of Palms Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
28.9°C
1.5° 

Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
5
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
75
69
67
71
60
49
39
30
30
26
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:05AM1.66m
7:29PM1.88m
7:57AM1.74m
8:17PM1.86m
8:46AM1.79m
9:01PM1.82m
Low Tide
12:52PM-0.01m
1:33AM0.05m
1:46PM-0.02m
2:18AM0.02m
2:37PM-0.01m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
Feels °C
27
27
26
27
28
27
28
28
31
31
31
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
31
30
30
29
29
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