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Isle of Palms Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
48 | 74 | 89 | 128 | 150 | 153 | 135 | 104 | 101 | 80 | 137 | 91 | 32 | 52 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.42m | 4:52PM1.54m | 5:16AM1.44m | 5:48PM1.67m | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:41PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.08m | 11:02PM0.15m | 11:16AM-0.01m | 00:02AM0.06m | 12:07PM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 68 | 66 | 15 | 4 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 2 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 74 | 89 | 128 | 150 | 153 | 135 | 104 | 101 | 80 | 137 | 91 | 32 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 271 | 1013 | 81 | 920 | 81 | 81 | 180 | 465 | 81 | 62 | 81 | 81 | 609 | 81 | 85 | 136 | 85 | 239 | 239 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 332 |
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