Isle of Palms Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 79.73° W

Isle of Palms Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
30.2° C
2.1° 

Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
35
16
16
16
16
15
12
11
11
11
6
6
9
9
10
10
6
10
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
N
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
W
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:52PM1.61m
6:54AM1.29m
7:35PM1.63m
7:40AM1.32m
8:16PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.14m
00:56AM0.20m
12:41PM0.12m
1:39AM0.16m
1:26PM0.10m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
4
5
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
27
28
27
26
28
29
30
29
28
29
28
28
30
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
31
29
29
32
30
33
31
30
32
33
32
31
30
31
31
32
33
30
30
30
29
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