Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.88m | 8:14AM1.58m | 8:40PM1.88m | 9:08AM1.63m | 9:29PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM-0.02m | 2:01PM-0.14m | 2:45AM-0.06m | 2:54PM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | — | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1871 | 1611 | 1611 | 277 | 271 | 271 | 745 | 745 | 332 | 1611 | 1690 | 1650 | 78 | 348 | 1072 | 1138 | 2031 | 1825 | 1701 |
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