Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | SE 11 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.56m | 4:41AM1.31m | 5:32PM1.59m | 5:35AM1.34m | 6:20PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.29m | 10:46PM0.37m | 10:33AM0.27m | 11:35PM0.33m | 11:24AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | ESE 9 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | 35 | — | 20 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 4 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
11 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 10 | — | 24 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 462 | 521 | 561 | 332 | 0 | 239 | 138 | 78 | 139 | 957 | 439 | 932 | 271 | 277 | 217 | 472 | 85 | 968 | 239 | 219 | 144 |
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