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Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, SSE 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 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Isle of Palms Pier over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you, it's a flat spell. We're staring at a real long run of nothing to get excited about.
Right now through the end of July and for the first week of August, the ocean's just not cooperating. Tiny, weak swell barely tickling 2ft, all short-period slop. The combined swell energy is barely registering, with figures well under 100, a lot of days just 15 to 30. On top of that, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore pretty much the whole time, making it choppy and lumpy. There's a storm risk on a few days in early August too. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 85°, but that's about the only bright spot.
For a beginner spot, the size is okay, but the conditions are just poor. Honestly, if you're looking at this swell and wind setup on a beach, it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than for paddle surfing. We've got a solid 10-day gap here with no real surf.
Then we get to Sunday, the 9th of August. Finally, a shift. The wind turns light and cross-offshore in the morning. The swell is still only 3ft from the SSW with a 5 second period, and the combined energy bumps up to 70 – still weak, but at least it's something. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." For this stretch, that's as good as it gets. It's the only day that cracks a score above zero. The surf is small and weak, but it'll be clean. There's a chance of a few fun ones if you're on a log or a fish.
After that brief highlight, it's right back to the same story. Onshore winds, tiny swell, and poor conditions right through until we run out of the forecast on the 14th of August. The last few mornings on the 12th, 13th, and 14th show clean conditions with a light offshore, but the swell is barely 1ft. You'd be floating more than surfing.
So, bottom line: there's one morning on August 9th that's worth a look for the clean conditions, but don't expect any power. The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 99 | 110 | 58 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.63m | 9:39AM1.40m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.08m | 3:31AM0.09m | 3:29PM0.09m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 99 | 110 | 58 | 26 | 15 | — | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | WSW 4 | S 6 | SW 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 72 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1013 | 237 | 348 | 1182 | 732 | 1154 | 725 | 372 | 1398 | 373 | 439 | 363 | 318 | 339 | 373 | 318 | 339 | 318 | 2344 | 322 |
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