Isle of Palms Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 79.73° W

Isle of Palms Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
9
15
24
38
59
71
155
63
76
69
58
45
56
49
39
30
30
40
41
40
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:13PM1.54m
00:21AM1.59m
1:06PM1.54m
1:08AM1.49m
1:57PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.07m
5:51PM0.01m
6:21AM-0.02m
6:46PM0.10m
7:08AM0.04m
7:44PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
27
30
30
30
28
28
28
28
27
29
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
29
28
30
30
29
27
29
28
29
28
27
28
29
28
30
30
29
29
29
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