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 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
28.3°C
1.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
6
17
15
9
12
8
8
6
6
17
7
9
19
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
WSW
0
W
0
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
5
SSE
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM1.38m
4:52PM1.61m
5:01AM1.43m
5:41PM1.65m
5:51AM1.51m
6:27PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.38m
10:54PM0.41m
10:50AM0.34m
11:39PM0.35m
11:43AM0.28m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:14
 mm
3
2
1
15
3
1
1
1
3
4
6
Temp °C
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
27
26
24
23
26
26
24
22
Feels °C
30
30
30
32
30
29
30
30
31
30
27
28
29
29
28
29
31
28
25
23
27
25
22
20
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