Isle of Palms Pier surf break

Isle of Palms Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 EDT
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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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (31 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
121
117
122
112
75
64
56
77
103
49
39
31
26
27
30
59
71
141
152
134
114
63
63
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
5
NNE
25
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
NE
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:31AM1.31m
9:04PM1.66m
9:11AM1.29m
9:40PM1.62m
9:50AM1.26m
10:16PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.07m
3:14AM0.08m
2:53PM0.09m
3:52AM0.11m
3:30PM0.12m
4:29AM0.13m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:22
8:22
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
4
5
6
2
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
21
21
21
22
22
20
17
18
20
22
22
22
23
25
28
23
26
28
27
27
28
27
25
23
18
15
15
16
16
14
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
64
56
58
49
39
31
26
27
30
3
3
3
63
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
70
121
117
122
112
75
77
103
59
71
141
152
134
114
14
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
567
81
970
869
764
85
0
307
81
11
496
138
78
78
81
318
318
318
339
81
307
271
271
329
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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