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 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
24.6°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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)
1.1
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
38
26
15
15
11
11
11
12
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
14
13
13
12
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
S
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45AM1.85m
9:50PM1.61m
10:25AM1.80m
10:30PM1.54m
11:06AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.12m
3:47PM0.17m
3:43AM0.18m
4:28PM0.24m
4:19AM0.24m
5:11PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
19
18
22
26
27
27
26
23
22
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
19
17
17
21
26
27
27
26
23
22
21
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
26
24
25
25
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