Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, S swell with 253 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Isle of Palms Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Isle of Palms Pier in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 11PM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I'm Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you – the surf outlook for Isle of Palms Pier over this 16-day stretch is a tough one to write. There's really nothing that’s going to get the heart pumping. We're looking at a long, flat, and messy run, to be honest.
The first few days, starting from August 1st, are a complete write-off. You've got tiny swell, a lot of wind, and storm risks hanging around. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-shore, and sometimes fresh, just chopping up what little bit of wave there is. The combined swell energy barely gets out of the two-digit range (18 – 125) for the first week, and a lot of it is in the 30s and 20s, which is essentially nothing.
We're looking at a gap of about two weeks before you even see a hint of something rideable. It’s not until the morning of August 14th that things get a tiny bit interesting. The morning of the 14th has a light westerly breeze that’s cross-offshore, cleaning up the surface. The swell is tiny at 3 ft from the SSW with a short period of 5 seconds, and combined energy is still low (56). But at least the conditions won't be a washing machine. It's "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." That's the best we get, and it's still a far cry from good.
Then it goes right back to poor surf for the rest of the forecast.
The water temperature is notably warm, about 86 °F at the start, which is 3 °F above the norm for this time of year. A touch warmer than usual, so you won't need a thick suit for the small stuff, but there's hardly anything to get on.
Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for a kite session than a paddle surf. The setup here is a beach and pier, and with the wind and poor quality, you'd be fighting it the whole time. Hold tight, forecasts can change, but right now, this is a long, quiet run at Isle of Palms Pier.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 44 | 52 | 101 | 143 | 114 | 107 | 148 | 32 | 49 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 63 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 77 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 3:32PM1.69m | 3:54AM1.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 8:51AM0.01m | 9:59PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | — | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 23 | 52 | 17 | 53 | 11 | — | 62 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 63 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 77 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 44 | 29 | 101 | 143 | 114 | 107 | 148 | 16 | 49 | 31 | 13 | — | 3 | 34 | — | — | — | 43 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 725 | 1410 | 548 | 1545 | 353 | 136 | 357 | 236 | 78 | 512 | 372 | 136 | 1155 | 1371 | 516 | 2185 | 970 | 560 | 81 | 81 |
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