Isle of Palms Pier surf break

Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
45
45
35
57
68
68
70
69
69
80
78
78
64
64
63
61
49
113
55
55
55
52
94
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16AM1.66m
1:58PM1.43m
2:14AM1.58m
2:59PM1.46m
3:09AM1.51m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.02m
7:24AM0.03m
7:34PM0.08m
8:22AM0.05m
8:39PM0.12m
9:16AM0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
26
27
25
26
25
25
26
25
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
1
SE
7
Energy kJ
35
45
45
35
57
68
68
7
69
64
64
63
61
49
113
55
55
55
52
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
8
8
7
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
70
69
80
78
78
57
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1013
219
318
104
78
78
472
476
472
462
462
373
318
318
509
81
81
520
136
219
136
136
318
535
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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