Isle of Palms Pier surf break

Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
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Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 11AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
6
9
10
8
8
8
9
7
12
17
13
9
5
5
6
6
9
13
9
28
22
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
5
NW
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:10PM1.36m
2:35AM1.60m
3:16PM1.39m
3:38AM1.55m
4:19PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.10m
7:48PM0.09m
8:47AM0.12m
8:57PM0.11m
9:47AM0.10m
10:02PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:39
6:39
6:37
6:37
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:55
1
8
Temp °C
20
18
21
22
21
20
20
20
19
18
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
22
21
22
22
18
18
19
17
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
19
18
18
20
19
18
19
18
20
18
20
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
1
1
8
8
8
6
3
8
7
7
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
2
7
3
3
3
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
9
10
7
7
8
9
6
12
17
13
9
5
5
6
6
9
13
9
28
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
318
339
277
501
521
521
516
372
78
357
353
501
725
322
322
271
277
277
439
1397
1397
78
0
329
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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