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 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
32
30
29
83
64
64
129
59
17
16
15
33
18
14
17
33
28
25
17
15
20
18
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM1.47m
1:09PM1.73m
1:32AM1.43m
2:15PM1.73m
2:41AM1.41m
3:26PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.09m
7:31PM0.31m
7:32AM0.12m
8:40PM0.33m
8:39AM0.12m
9:48PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
30
31
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
28
28
29
30
31
30
30
28
32
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