
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 83 | 64 | 64 | 129 | 59 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.47m | 1:09PM1.73m | 1:32AM1.43m | 2:15PM1.73m | 2:41AM1.41m | 3:26PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.09m | 7:31PM0.31m | 7:32AM0.12m | 8:40PM0.33m | 8:39AM0.12m | 9:48PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 |
59 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 83 | — | — | 49 | 59 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 8 |
— | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 64 | 64 | 129 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 33 | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | 18 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 393 | 353 | 318 | 393 | 205 | 518 | 1329 | 1361 | 1099 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 1410 | 1509 | 408 | 406 | 122 |
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