Isle of Palms Pier surf break

Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 EDT
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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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
!
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
15
16
10
10
9
6
62
144
131
90
77
73
157
64
54
56
39
89
143
91
23
46
47
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
E
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:26PM1.68m
8:31AM1.31m
9:04PM1.66m
9:11AM1.29m
9:40PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.05m
2:35AM0.07m
2:17PM0.07m
3:14AM0.08m
2:53PM0.09m
3:52AM0.11m
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:21
8:21
8:22
2
2
4
7
3
2
4
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
24
24
23
22
21
22
24
23
23
22
25
25
22
23
23
23
23
23
28
27
28
27
28
28
22
21
20
20
18
21
24
24
26
23
25
24
22
25
25
24
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
23
15
16
6
4
4
6
20
75
64
54
56
39
56
57
50
20
46
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.5
SE
7
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
10
10
9
2
47
26
26
3
23
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.3
NNW
2
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
7
Energy kJ
5
62
144
131
90
77
73
157
1
89
143
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
139
85
372
372
749
749
588
588
570
81
1306
732
136
62
0
0
0
136
81
81
81
78
0
81
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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