Isle of Palms Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 79.73° W

Isle of Palms Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.9° C
2.1° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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)
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
NNW
10
SSW
20
W
10
NW
5
NNE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ENE
5
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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