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 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.7° C
1.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
1
S
7
1.2
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
25
40
51
57
74
108
233
206
70
82
41
85
131
89
39
40
18
17
53
74
62
37
37
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:56AM1.47m
11:13PM1.53m
11:40AM1.52m
11:55PM1.48m
12:29PM1.57m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.05m
4:54PM0.14m
5:20AM0.04m
5:44PM0.18m
6:03AM0.02m
6:39PM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
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8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
2
4
2
5
5
5
2
5
2
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
28
28
27
25
26
25
26
24
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
28
28
30
29
28
29
28
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