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Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average 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 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
29 | 42 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.21m | 00:41AM1.44m | 1:09PM1.22m | 1:31AM1.42m | 2:02PM1.26m | 2:25AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.26m | 6:59AM0.27m | 6:45PM0.28m | 7:49AM0.26m | 7:47PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
— | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | SE 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | WSW 2 | — | — |
29 | 42 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 248 | 239 | 219 | 78 | 144 | 271 | 329 | 348 | 462 | 745 | 745 | 843 | 876 | 964 | 1182 | 1306 | 1182 | 869 | 2248 | 560 | 219 | 239 | 372 |
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