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 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
30.0° C
1.9° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
17
25
33
62
47
14
29
14
14
15
25
19
21
22
22
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
W
30
N
25
NNE
10
NNE
15
SE
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:16PM1.65m
8:22AM1.34m
8:54PM1.65m
9:02AM1.37m
9:29PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.13m
2:08PM0.09m
2:56AM0.11m
2:48PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
29
29
28
27
30
32
32
31
31
30
27
25
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
29
28
33
34
34
35
35
33
24
21
27
29
28
28
29
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