
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
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7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.52m | 10:43PM1.79m | 11:19AM1.54m | 11:33PM1.70m | 12:13PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM-0.13m | 4:03PM-0.16m | 4:46AM-0.11m | 4:56PM-0.09m | 5:34AM-0.07m | 5:51PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SSW 3 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 5 | — |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 1132 | 885 | 749 | 749 | 1043 | 1099 | 1132 | 1132 | 1695 | 2148 | 1789 | 1797 | 680 | 618 | 651 | 548 | 548 | 2344 | 2185 | 372 | 320 | 312 |
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