Isle of Palms Pier surf break

Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average 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 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
42
46
28
19
8
6
5
6
15
18
13
9
11
15
5
7
7
14
11
12
12
13
9
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
25
SW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
NNW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:20PM1.21m
00:41AM1.44m
1:09PM1.22m
1:31AM1.42m
2:02PM1.26m
2:25AM1.41m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.26m
6:59AM0.27m
6:45PM0.28m
7:49AM0.26m
7:47PM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
3
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
18
16
15
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
22
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
18
19
21
21
22
16
13
11
15
15
16
19
19
20
21
21
19
18
20
22
20
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
10
10
10
4
4
8
4
2
5
2
2
2
1
1
2
5
3
4
3
2
4
12
13
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
5
2
1
8
1
2
7
2
1
7
7
5
5
1
1
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
8
3
3
2
2
1
1
5
3
3
2
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
29
42
46
28
19
2
3
6
15
18
13
9
11
15
3
2
14
11
12
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
239
248
239
219
78
144
271
329
348
462
745
745
843
876
964
1182
1306
1182
869
2248
560
219
239
372
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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