- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Isle of Palms Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
23.3° C
(Which is normal 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 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 82 | 82 | 43 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.83m | 11:54AM1.41m | 00:16AM1.75m | 12:56PM1.41m | 1:16AM1.66m | 1:58PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM-0.05m | 5:28PM-0.06m | 6:26AM-0.00m | 6:29PM0.02m | 7:24AM0.03m | 7:34PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | — | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 82 | 82 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | E 14 | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 43 | 2 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 764 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 862 | 81 | 836 | 732 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 318 | 1013 | 1041 | 497 | 318 | 122 | 0 | 78 | 81 | 497 | 472 | 472 | 482 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest