Isle of Palms Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 79.73° W

Isle of Palms Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
28.3°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
13
16
25
22
24
80
114
131
140
178
112
108
112
115
120
103
101
99
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41PM1.65m
5:51AM1.51m
6:27PM1.69m
6:38AM1.59m
7:08PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.35m
11:43AM0.28m
00:22AM0.28m
12:32PM0.23m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:13
 mm
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
24
21
21
23
25
26
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
26
26
27
24
20
20
22
23
24
19
18
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
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