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Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
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Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
26.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | |
33 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 77 | 90 | 75 | 40 | 75 | 62 | 72 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.69m | 7:50AM1.33m | 8:26PM1.68m | 8:31AM1.31m | 9:04PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.04m | 1:53AM0.07m | 1:39PM0.05m | 2:35AM0.07m | 2:17PM0.07m | 3:14AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | 8:21 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 |
33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 62 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
3 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 77 | 90 | 75 | 40 | 36 | 48 | 72 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 869 | 869 | 318 | 318 | 85 | 78 | 137 | 318 | 318 | 372 | 749 | 318 | 248 | 277 | 372 | 81 | 588 | 81 | 373 | 318 | 239 | 136 | 62 |
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