Isle of Palms Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 79.73° W

Isle of Palms Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.0°C
1.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 8AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.9
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
4
4
5
5
6
8
6
10
21
59
33
62
64
51
26
28
17
34
124
181
204
172
143
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
10
S
15
NE
25
E
25
E
35
ENE
40
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:53AM1.43m
4:35PM1.78m
5:03AM1.48m
5:40PM1.82m
6:07AM1.57m
6:38PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.11m
10:51PM0.25m
10:52AM0.07m
11:50PM0.18m
11:54AM0.03m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
3
1
5
8
10
1
4
10
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
25
26
26
24
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
30
29
29
29
28
29
31
27
26
25
22
22
23
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
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