Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, S swell with 147 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Isle of Palms Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Isle of Palms Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's be straight—I've run the charts on our local waters and it's a tough stretch ahead. We're looking at a 16-day window that's mostly a total write-off for any kind of decent paddle surf. There's a big gap of nothing useful from now until August 12th. That's over a week of flat, junky, or blown-out waves.
For the first week and a half, it's a ghost town. The swell is barely there, with combined energy readings sitting in the teens and twenties, which is pitifully weak. The wind is either onshore, cross-shore, or just too strong, turning what little bump there is into a complete mess. You're looking at "poor surf conditions" day after day. It's the kind of period where you're better off checking the wind for kite surfing if you're desperate to get on the water, because the paddle surfing setup is just not there.
Finally, we get a glimmer of hope on Wednesday, August 12th. The morning session at Isle of Palms Pier is the only real standout in the whole outlook. We've got a clean 3ft wave from the SSW, and importantly, the wind is light and cross-offshore from the West. That's going to clean it right up. The energy is moderate, which is better than anything else we've seen. It's still not a world-beater, but it's surfable and the conditions are workable. The swell direction from the SSW is a touch off the optimum SE, but with that clean wind, it's the best we're going to get. For a beginner, this is actually a decent window to get a few soft, clean waves. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.
After that, it's right back to the doldrums. The 13th through the 16th see the swell drop back to nothing, with the wind shifting onshore again.
So, the call is simple: if you're a surfer, you're on the beach for over a week, then you have one window on the morning of the 12th. Get out there for that session, because it's the only game in town. The rest of the time, it's flat and grim. The forecasts can change, but for now, this is a long, quiet stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 66 | 92 | 86 | 64 | 58 | 43 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 79 | 23 | 37 | 37 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:02PM1.61m | 10:17AM1.43m | 10:36PM1.57m | 10:56AM1.47m | 11:13PM1.53m | 11:40AM1.52m | 11:55PM1.48m | 12:29PM1.57m | 00:45AM1.43m | 1:24PM1.61m | 1:41AM1.39m | 2:25PM1.65m | 2:44AM1.35m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.07m | 4:10PM0.11m | 4:42AM0.05m | 4:54PM0.14m | 5:20AM0.04m | 5:44PM0.18m | 6:03AM0.02m | 6:39PM0.22m | 6:53AM0.02m | 7:42PM0.25m | 7:49AM0.02m | 8:51PM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | — | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 54 | 14 | — | 26 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 79 | 23 | 37 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 66 | 92 | 86 | 64 | 58 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 32 | — | — | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 904 | 501 | 869 | 1695 | 1611 | 373 | 372 | 373 | 217 | 320 | 219 | 372 | 322 | 318 | 520 | 353 | 217 | 1182 | 764 |
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