Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | S 4 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.63m | 6:25AM1.39m | 7:04PM1.67m | 7:11AM1.45m | 7:45PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.24m | 00:21AM0.29m | 12:13PM0.20m | 1:04AM0.23m | 1:00PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 16 | E 16 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 11 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | E 16 | E 7 |
11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
6 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 732 | 732 | 732 | 271 | 332 | 219 | 21 | 78 | 144 | 1359 | 1361 | 373 | 322 | 360 | 78 | 1132 | 1099 | 1102 | 1397 | 1322 | 353 |
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