Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, ESE swell with 141 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m just gonna say it — you’re looking at a whole lot of flat and choppy nothing for a while here.
The first time you can even think about getting wet properly is Monday, September 14th. That’s nearly two weeks out. Leading up to that, it’s a long dry stretch of tiny, wind-battered slop at Isle of Palms Pier. Swell’s barely 2 to 3 feet most days, and wind’s from the east or south, cross or onshore, messing everything up. Water temp feels about normal for the season, so nothing weird there — just not much to ride.
The one real standout in the whole 16 days is Monday morning, September 14th. Isle of Palms Pier gets a 4 ft east swell with a 7-second period, and the wave energy is moderate (183). That’s not colossal, but the big deal is the wind — clean from the west-southwest, light offshore. That’ll keep the faces smooth. The swell direction from the east is a solid match for this pier’s best direction from the southeast. At that size, it’s maybe a touch big for total beginners, but for anyone else, it’s your best shot. Just keep in mind crowds can show up here sometimes, but if you time it right, there’ll be some clean ones.
The following morning, Tuesday the 15th, you’ve got a tiny 2 ft glassy window — clean but very small. Surfable, but nothing special.
After the 14th, everything drops off into junk again.
Circle Monday the 14th. That’s the day. Everything else? Not worth paddling out for.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
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 kJ | 46 | 41 | 64 | 19 | 24 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 77 | 75 | 123 | 88 | 74 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.47m | 1:09PM1.73m | 1:32AM1.43m | 2:15PM1.73m | 2:41AM1.41m | 3:26PM1.75m | 3:53AM1.43m | 4:35PM1.78m | 5:03AM1.48m | 5:40PM1.82m | 6:07AM1.57m | 6:38PM1.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.09m | 7:31PM0.31m | 7:32AM0.12m | 8:40PM0.33m | 8:39AM0.12m | 9:48PM0.30m | 9:47AM0.11m | 10:51PM0.25m | 10:52AM0.07m | 11:50PM0.18m | 11:54AM0.03m | 00:43AM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 41 | — | 14 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 64 | 17 | — | 9 | 18 | — | 13 | 8 | — | 17 | — | 77 | 75 | 123 | 88 | 74 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 81 | 81 | 217 | 219 | 1361 | 329 | 501 | 1802 | 348 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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