Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, ESE swell with 155 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Isle of Palms Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta level with you – if you’re hanging out for a decent wave around Isle of Palms Pier over the next couple of weeks, you might want to find something else to do. The whole 16-day window is a flat, choppy mess, and there’s not a single standout session on the cards. We’re looking at a blank run that starts now and doesn’t let up until the very end.
The first recommendation doesn’t show up until way, way down the track. From Sunday the 6th of September right through to early on Monday the 21st of September, it’s all poor surf conditions. You’ll see a lot of onshore and cross-shore wind, lumpy chop, and tiny dribbly waves that just aren’t worth paddling out for. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Now, if you look closely, there is one moment that might raise an eyebrow. On Monday morning the 21st of September, we finally get a bit of a clean-up. The wind swings around to a cross-offshore breeze out of the NNE at 16 mph, and the swell bumps up to a waist-high 2 ft from the east, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy of all swells directed here is a pretty weak 68, so it’s not going to have any punch. Still, the conditions will be clean, and the break is exposed to that SE optimum swell direction, so it’s not a total write-off. But honestly, it’s a beginner-level wave on an inconsistent break, so don’t expect much. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, but on a day like that, you might have it to yourself.
For the rest of the run, the wind is mostly rubbish – fresh onshores and lumpy cross-chop. A couple of glassy mornings on Sunday the 6th (1 ft, SSE, period 4 seconds) and Thursday the 10th (1 ft, ESE, period 7 seconds) are clean, but the swell is just too tiny to get excited about – combined energy in the single digits and teens. It’s not even worth getting the board wet.
Given the near-constant poor conditions and the small, weak swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the period. Seriously, unless you’re desperate for a flat-water paddle, keep the wax in the wrapper.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 42 | 135 | 76 | 57 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.43m | 4:35PM1.78m | 5:03AM1.48m | 5:40PM1.82m | 6:07AM1.57m | 6:38PM1.86m | 7:05AM1.66m | 7:29PM1.88m | 7:57AM1.74m | 8:17PM1.86m | 8:46AM1.79m | 9:01PM1.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.30m | 9:47AM0.11m | 10:51PM0.25m | 10:52AM0.07m | 11:50PM0.18m | 11:54AM0.03m | 00:43AM0.11m | 12:52PM-0.01m | 1:33AM0.05m | 1:46PM-0.02m | 2:18AM0.02m | 2:37PM-0.01m | 3:01AM0.03m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 11 | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | WSW 3 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | WSW 4 | ENE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 42 | 135 | 76 | 57 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1509 | 745 | 745 | 136 | 745 | 372 | 694 | 694 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 417 | 78 | 862 | 318 | 372 | 966 | 271 |
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