
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 80 | 139 | 168 | 189 | 187 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.77m | 3:53AM1.52m | 4:26PM1.78m | 4:58AM1.60m | 5:25PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.30m | 9:40AM0.19m | 10:34PM0.25m | 10:44AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | W 3 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 80 | 139 | 168 | 189 | 187 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 497 | 348 | 807 | 439 | 372 | 373 | 752 | 845 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 1366 | 81 | 406 | 408 | 421 | 81 | 81 |
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