Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, ENE swell with 236 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE 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 Monday (Jul 13) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Isle of Palms Pier in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, folks. Rusty here, and I’ll level with you: the surf report for the next couple of weeks is pretty damn quiet. We’re in a proper flat spell with small, weak waves and messy winds. There’s a long gap of no good surf right off the bat, and it stretches for days. It’s common for this area to go blank like this, but we know how fast it can turn around.
Things start off on Wednesday morning, July 8th, with no dice. Swell is 2ft from the S, but with a short period of 5 seconds and a cross-shore breeze at 9 mph. The energy is low (52). It’s “poor surf conditions.”
The whole first week is a bust. The first real glimmer comes on Monday afternoon, July 13th. We get “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” with 3ft out of the ENE, short period of 5 seconds, but the wind is a clean offshore from the NW at 12 mph. Energy is 53 – weak, but it’s a window.
Tuesday morning, July 14th, is the best we can find. Swell is 3ft from the E with a period of 8 seconds (111 combined energy – moderate) and a cross-offshore wind from the N at 9 mph. That’s as good as it gets around here for this outlook.
Friday morning, July 17th, has 4ft from the S with a period of 6 seconds, and a light cross-offshore from the W at 9 mph. Combined energy is 98, still weak. It’s clean but small.
Water temperature is about average for the season.
So, there you have it. A flat run, but the odd tiny window shows up. Keep your hopes up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 23 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 38 | 49 | 76 | 59 | 50 | 17 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 110 | 90 | 106 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:02AM1.38m | 2:47PM1.57m | 3:02AM1.34m | 3:49PM1.64m | 4:07AM1.33m | 4:54PM1.71m | 5:15AM1.33m | 5:59PM1.79m | 6:22AM1.36m | 7:01PM1.84m | 7:26AM1.41m | 8:01PM1.88m | 8:27AM1.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM-0.02m | 9:06PM0.20m | 9:12AM-0.05m | 10:14PM0.17m | 10:12AM-0.09m | 11:20PM0.11m | 11:14AM-0.13m | 00:22AM0.04m | 12:15PM-0.17m | 1:21AM-0.02m | 1:16PM-0.20m | 2:16AM-0.08m | 2:13PM-0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | 8:30 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 |
mm | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | — | 6 | 9 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 3 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | 13 | — | 2 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 6 | NW 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 27 | 19 | 22 | — | 38 | 49 | 76 | 59 | 50 | — | 31 | 39 | — | 33 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 110 | 90 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 78 | 462 | 320 | 78 | 560 | 322 | 219 | 732 | 307 | 85 | 1797 | 144 | 78 | 196 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 21 |
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