
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 54 | 67 | 81 | 69 | 70 | 88 | 104 | 89 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:19AM1.54m | 11:33PM1.70m | 12:13PM1.54m | 00:21AM1.59m | 1:06PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM-0.11m | 4:56PM-0.09m | 5:34AM-0.07m | 5:51PM0.01m | 6:21AM-0.02m | 6:46PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 54 | 67 | 81 | 69 | 70 | 88 | 104 | 89 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1650 | 1701 | 2148 | 1789 | 1789 | 1789 | 674 | 1650 | 1650 | 1509 | 1509 | 1509 | 848 | 357 | 239 | 239 | 406 | 78 | 521 | 521 | 512 | 373 | 271 |
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