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 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.3°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
107
123
149
135
135
113
121
102
110
92
80
87
78
68
56
46
46
31
38
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
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
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:07AM1.57m
6:38PM1.86m
7:05AM1.66m
7:29PM1.88m
7:57AM1.74m
8:17PM1.86m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.03m
00:43AM0.11m
12:52PM-0.01m
1:33AM0.05m
1:46PM-0.02m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
24
25
24
24
25
24
25
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
29
30
31
30
31
29
29
29
29
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