Isle of Palms Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 79.73° W

Issued: 7 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
27.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
2 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
S
3
0.3
SE
6
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
11
10
13
8
10
10
10
10
6
6
6
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
8
9
10
16
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
5
WSW
5
W
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:36PM1.48m
1:44AM1.53m
2:32PM1.50m
2:34AM1.44m
3:25PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:56AM-0.03m
7:13PM0.07m
7:48AM0.00m
8:14PM0.12m
8:39AM0.03m
9:14PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
28
29
Feels °C
29
25
24
25
25
28
28
28
30
28
30
27
26
27
28
27
28
28
30
27
27
29
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
21
11
10
13
8
10
10
10
10
6
6
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
6
6
6
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
3
2
7
7
1
1
1
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
1
6
6
6
1
6
3
3
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
4
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
10
1
1
1
1
1
4
8
9
10
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
78
271
271
350
703
703
885
439
472
439
501
954
749
745
911
904
904
1132
2344
2031
869
981
981
954
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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