Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ESE swell with 69 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you. The next 16 days at Isle of Palms Pier are looking pretty bleak. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, weak, and messy surf ahead, with no real standouts to get excited about.
There’s a gap of no real surf for the first week and a half. From Monday the 24th of August all the way through to Friday the 4th of September, the forecast is just a constant stream of poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly 0.3ft to 3ft from the S or SE, and the wind is almost always cross or cross-onshore, chopping everything up. The combined wave energy is weak, with values mostly in the teens to 70s, nothing powerful. On Wednesday the 26th of August morning, we get a moment of glassy conditions, but the swell is still only 0.7ft. It’s just not enough to do anything on.
The water temperature is 85°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing going for it.
It’s not until Friday the 4th of September morning that we finally see something a little better. The swell picks up to 2ft from the SE, with a period of 13 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 88 (moderate). The wind goes glassy in the morning, then light and cross-off in the afternoon, giving us clean conditions. The forecast says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not great, but it’s the best we’ll see. Saturday the 5th of September has clean winds too, but the swell drops back to 1ft. Sunday the 6th of September afternoon sees a 2ft E swell with a 7-second period, and the wind finally goes offshore and clean. Still, the waves are small and short-period.
Honestly, there’s no standout here. The only window worth paddling out is from Friday the 4th of September through the weekend, but even then, it’s marginal. The swell is small, the period is short, and the energy is only moderate. The break is a beach/pier, inconsistent, and crowds are possible. For a beginner, this might be a place to get wet, but the swell is too small for any real ripping. If you’re a kiter, the consistent cross-onshore winds might be more interesting than paddle surfing.
Stay patient. It tends not to stay poor for long, but this run is a bummer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 14 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.63m | 6:25AM1.39m | 7:04PM1.67m | 7:11AM1.45m | 7:45PM1.70m | 7:53AM1.51m | 8:23PM1.71m | 8:32AM1.56m | 8:58PM1.70m | 9:11AM1.61m | 9:33PM1.68m | 9:49AM1.66m | 10:09PM1.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.29m | 12:13PM0.20m | 1:04AM0.23m | 1:00PM0.16m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:45PM0.13m | 2:21AM0.14m | 2:28PM0.12m | 2:57AM0.10m | 3:10PM0.11m | 3:33AM0.07m | 3:54PM0.13m | 4:11AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | — | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 12 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | E 7 | — | SE 11 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | — | 7 | 11 | — | 7 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 13 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 732 | 372 | 138 | 1361 | 78 | 1099 | 1154 | 239 | 514 | 560 | 322 | 85 | 561 | 239 | 462 | 1789 | 932 | 501 | 1145 |
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