Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 5AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:28AM1.48m | 1:16PM1.60m | 1:13AM1.40m | 2:04PM1.57m | 2:01AM1.34m | 2:55PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.14m | 7:09PM0.28m | 7:07AM0.21m | 8:04PM0.34m | 7:55AM0.26m | 9:00PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 10 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 |
8 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 271 | 78 | 78 | 318 | 318 | 205 | 248 | 307 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 462 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 885 | 890 | 970 | 1132 | 1369 | 1410 | 570 | 1361 |
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