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 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
30.2° C
2.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
24
15
15
11
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
9
10
24
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
E
10
SE
15
S
5
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:52PM1.61m
6:54AM1.29m
7:35PM1.63m
7:40AM1.32m
8:16PM1.65m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.20m
12:41PM0.12m
1:39AM0.16m
1:26PM0.10m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
30
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
29
31
32
31
31
31
30
29
31
31
32
30
30
31
29
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