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 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.8° C
1.8° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
4
3
12
13
12
4
7
8
12
8
8
10
9
15
12
14
19
17
43
53
101
135
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:39AM1.40m
10:02PM1.61m
10:17AM1.43m
10:36PM1.57m
10:56AM1.47m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.09m
3:29PM0.09m
4:06AM0.07m
4:10PM0.11m
4:42AM0.05m
4:54PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
31
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
26
26
25
27
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