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Isle of Palms Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
24 | 18 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:41PM1.79m | 7:05AM1.48m | 7:33PM1.88m | 7:59AM1.48m | 8:26PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.06m | 12:07PM-0.09m | 00:59AM-0.01m | 12:59PM-0.16m | 1:54AM-0.07m | 1:51PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
21 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 24 | 18 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 9 | — | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 0 | 85 | 78 | 138 | 78 | 271 | 196 | 78 | 219 | 78 | 78 | 271 | 219 | 205 | 322 | 518 | 219 | 512 | 561 | 1182 | 1182 | 1306 |
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