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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
64
67
78
102
116
123
88
89
71
46
46
43
57
48
39
60
29
31
29
28
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:47PM1.53m
2:41AM1.32m
3:37PM1.53m
3:31AM1.27m
4:28PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.23m
8:43AM0.12m
9:38PM0.26m
9:31AM0.14m
10:31PM0.26m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
30
30
30
28
29
28
28
29
28
30
30
29
29
29
30
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