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 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.6° C
1.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
7
23
23
43
43
21
21
11
34
33
58
65
99
69
102
102
177
97
214
80
64
64
51
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:41AM1.39m
2:25PM1.65m
2:44AM1.35m
3:32PM1.69m
3:54AM1.35m
4:42PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.02m
8:51PM0.26m
8:51AM0.01m
9:59PM0.23m
9:56AM-0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
1
1
2
6
4
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
30
31
32
31
31
30
29
30
31
31
30
31
31
29
29
30
29
30
30
31
32
31
31
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