Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Isle of Palms Pier today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Isle of Palms Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 88 | 92 | 102 | 109 | 60 | 100 | 64 | 73 | 68 | 61 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57PM1.54m | 1:54AM1.40m | 2:47PM1.53m | 2:41AM1.32m | 3:37PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.18m | 7:55AM0.09m | 8:41PM0.23m | 8:43AM0.12m | 9:38PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 28 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 88 | 92 | 102 | 109 | 60 | 100 | 64 | 73 | 68 | 61 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 501 | 1925 | 1774 | 366 | 239 | 239 | 138 | 1398 | 1398 | 1398 | 780 | 560 | 239 | 138 | 62 | 320 | 561 | 561 | 535 | 520 |
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