Isle of Palms Pier surf break

Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 EDT
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Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)73467776678778877884410104
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2073347322522121019151010665566678810
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
1.39
12:24AM
1.73
1:04PM
1.36
1:29AM
1.66
2:10PM
1.36
2:35AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
-0.04
6:41AM
0.06
6:40PM
0.03
7:44AM
0.10
7:48PM
0.09
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset--7:52-------7:52-------7:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161818181919191920212120201919182121212020201918
Feels °C (?)131313151718191919181717181717161916161718181817
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