
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 43 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 53 | 101 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 501 | 869 | 348 | 462 | 472 | 745 | 1145 | 472 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 725 | 745 | 406 | 618 | 552 | 465 | 332 | 372 | 372 | 357 | 318 | 521 |
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