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 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
30.3° C
2.2° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
1
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)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
9
9
9
5
6
6
19
17
33
46
53
10
29
30
51
14
15
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
W
15
W
10
W
20
SW
5
WNW
35
SSE
35
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:35PM1.63m
7:40AM1.32m
8:16PM1.65m
8:22AM1.34m
8:54PM1.65m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.16m
1:26PM0.10m
2:19AM0.13m
2:08PM0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
29
30
30
29
29
30
29
28
32
33
34
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
30
29
28
28
31
30
29
34
34
38
24
24
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