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 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Isle of Palms Pier sea temperature is
29.0°C
2.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
30
25
21
17
18
13
13
13
8
8
11
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
12
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
0
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:19PM1.61m
1:22AM1.38m
2:10PM1.58m
2:14AM1.35m
3:04PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.44m
7:05AM0.38m
8:18PM0.48m
7:59AM0.41m
9:13PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:20
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
24
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
27
26
28
28
28
26
29
28
27
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
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