Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 |
10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 24 | — | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 725 | 725 | 2364 | 320 | 372 | 561 | 372 | 78 | 725 | 725 | 725 | 725 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 78 | 78 | 318 | 318 | 78 | 21 |
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