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 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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1
1
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
2.4
ENE
13
1
ESE
14
1
E
13
1.6
E
13
1.7
E
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
SE
12
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
372
229
1922
395
361
852
972
108
86
58
58
89
36
46
38
57
44
46
52
115
102
49
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30AM1.37m
3:10PM1.56m
3:26AM1.40m
4:03PM1.57m
4:21AM1.47m
4:54PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.44m
9:17PM0.45m
9:15AM0.41m
10:06PM0.40m
10:14AM0.37m
10:52PM0.32m
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Temp °C
10
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12
17
20
18
16
14
13
11
15
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22
20
18
16
14
12
14
19
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19
Feels °C
4
3
6
12
15
13
10
8
7
4
9
14
17
15
13
11
9
7
9
14
16
16
15
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