
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.58m | 2:14AM1.35m | 3:04PM1.56m | 3:09AM1.35m | 3:59PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.48m | 7:59AM0.41m | 9:13PM0.48m | 8:57AM0.41m | 10:05PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 497 | 472 | 462 | 348 | 372 | 1305 | 1305 | 1305 | 1404 | 1398 | 1361 | 1361 | 153 | 180 | 196 | 357 | 745 | 986 | 196 |
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