Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.84m | 10:00AM1.66m | 10:15PM1.77m | 10:51AM1.67m | 11:00PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM-0.13m | 3:32AM-0.07m | 3:45PM-0.08m | 4:15AM-0.04m | 4:35PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2344 | 2031 | 2031 | 1748 | 1143 | 1650 | 1701 | 1715 | 2031 | 2425 | 2415 | 277 | 271 | 144 | 271 | 196 | 2344 | 2364 | 1509 |
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