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 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
25.0°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
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)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
26
60
88
92
122
120
129
180
294
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.62m
00:44AM1.38m
1:24PM1.58m
1:36AM1.36m
2:17PM1.55m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.45m
6:20AM0.41m
7:32PM0.48m
7:13AM0.44m
8:25PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:24
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7:24
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6:45
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6:44
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6:42
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3
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Temp °C
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
21
15
13
13
11
10
10
9
8
10
15
16
15
12
Feels °C
26
24
24
24
24
24
23
18
10
6
5
4
2
2
0
0
2
8
9
8
5
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