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 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
30.0° C
2.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
19
21
17
16
17
18
13
17
17
23
22
16
24
15
17
15
15
25
15
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
N
10
S
15
SSW
20
W
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:28PM1.54m
4:22AM1.25m
5:17PM1.55m
5:14AM1.25m
6:06PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.14m
10:31PM0.26m
10:19AM0.16m
11:22PM0.25m
11:07AM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
25
27
28
26
27
27
28
27
28
Feels °C
30
29
30
29
30
30
30
31
31
30
29
29
28
31
30
28
29
28
30
29
31
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