
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.38m | 4:52PM1.61m | 5:01AM1.43m | 5:41PM1.65m | 5:51AM1.51m | 6:27PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.38m | 10:54PM0.41m | 10:50AM0.34m | 11:39PM0.35m | 11:43AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 3 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 3 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 13 | — | — | SE 6 |
12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 205 | 318 | 472 | 745 | 745 | 1650 | 373 | 348 | 745 | 869 | 552 | 81 | 329 | 329 | 885 | 271 | 749 | 271 | 749 | 2185 | 1774 | 1491 |
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