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 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
14
25
54
67
81
69
70
88
104
89
88
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:19AM1.54m
11:33PM1.70m
12:13PM1.54m
00:21AM1.59m
1:06PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:46AM-0.11m
4:56PM-0.09m
5:34AM-0.07m
5:51PM0.01m
6:21AM-0.02m
6:46PM0.10m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
27
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
33
34
32
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
30
30
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
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