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 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.9° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
53
48
50
52
55
28
38
28
27
31
23
25
20
20
14
17
17
23
22
22
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
3:37PM1.53m
3:31AM1.27m
4:28PM1.54m
4:22AM1.25m
5:17PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.12m
9:38PM0.26m
9:31AM0.14m
10:31PM0.26m
10:19AM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
29
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
29
29
29
30
30
31
29
30
30
30
29
30
29
31
30
28
31
31
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