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 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
21.6°C
2.5° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.4
E
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
23
14
21
37
12
5
6
15
19
25
20
40
68
88
218
234
299
351
266
291
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:42PM1.63m
6:01AM1.67m
6:27PM1.66m
6:47AM1.78m
7:12PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.30m
11:37PM0.24m
12:03PM0.23m
00:21AM0.15m
12:55PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
20
21
20
20
18
17
14
15
18
18
18
18
16
14
14
16
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
13
15
17
17
17
14
13
8
9
12
12
12
13
10
9
8
9
12
13
12
13
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