Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
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11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.67m | 7:11AM1.45m | 7:45PM1.70m | 7:53AM1.51m | 8:23PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.20m | 1:04AM0.23m | 1:00PM0.16m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | E 7 | E 16 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | 21 | — | 11 | 21 | 27 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 1361 | 1361 | 1143 | 322 | 372 | 372 | 1099 | 1099 | 1132 | 1397 | 1397 | 372 | 372 | 239 | 277 | 512 | 890 | 1333 | 322 | 138 |
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