
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.36m | 7:01PM1.84m | 7:26AM1.41m | 8:01PM1.88m | 8:27AM1.45m | 8:57PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.04m | 12:15PM-0.17m | 1:21AM-0.02m | 1:16PM-0.20m | 2:16AM-0.08m | 2:13PM-0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
2 | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | S 4 | ENE 4 | S 5 | S 4 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | NE 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 27 | 38 | — | 8 | 13 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 144 | 532 | 78 | 0 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 372 | 237 | 332 | 372 | 137 | 357 | 732 | 78 | 81 | 196 | 78 | 196 | 196 |
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