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 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.1° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 36°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
14
17
24
11
34
30
30
29
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
S
35
SSW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.66m
11:44PM1.58m
12:28PM1.63m
00:28AM1.48m
1:16PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.09m
5:40AM0.07m
6:15PM0.19m
6:22AM0.14m
7:09PM0.28m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
28
31
31
31
31
31
30
29
28
34
36
33
28
28
Feels °C
36
33
34
34
32
33
34
31
35
32
32
34
34
32
30
28
35
37
35
24
30
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