
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 97 | 54 | 53 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM1.43m | 2:15PM1.73m | 2:41AM1.41m | 3:26PM1.75m | 3:53AM1.43m | 4:35PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.12m | 8:40PM0.33m | 8:39AM0.12m | 9:48PM0.30m | 9:47AM0.11m | 10:51PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 |
46 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
— | — | 10 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 17 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 |
123 | 97 | 31 | — | 44 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 1099 | 1332 | 353 | 239 | 239 | 139 | 85 | 1802 | 1509 | 2185 | 234 | 144 | 462 | 350 | 462 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 885 |
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