Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSW swell with 112 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Isle of Palms Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks at the local spot. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough outlook. The Finder shows there’s no surf worth paddling out for until the morning of the 15th, so we’re looking at about a week of flat, messy conditions before anything even gets close to rideable. After that, it’s slim pickings.
The first window we get is on the morning of Wednesday, July 15th. Isle of Palms Pier is showing a small 3 ft swell sneaking in from the east with a period of 6 seconds and light energy readings (89). The wind is offshore out of the northwest at 3 mph, which will keep the surface clean. The water is sitting about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 86° (that’s 4° warmer than average). But let’s be real, a 3 ft wave with that short period is barely a ripple. The Finder calls it "very ordinary conditions" and it’s a 1 out of 10. This is about as marginal as it gets for a beginner break that’s already inconsistent. Don’t get your hopes up.
The rest of the 16-day run just looks like a write-off. We get a few moments here and there with clean faces from a cross-offshore breeze, like the morning of Thursday, July 16th (1 ft SE swell, period 8 seconds), but the wave height is laughable. The wind might be clean, but with energy readings as low as 32 and 14 on other days, there’s just no push. The swell direction never really lines up right – it’s mostly out of the S or SSW, which isn’t the optimum SE direction for this pier.
Honestly, there isn’t one standout session in this entire outlook. The only time you’d even get wet is that Wednesday morning, and that’s just for the die-hards who need a paddle. Everything else is cross-shore wind, lumpy chop, or just plain flat. If you’re looking for a real wave, you’re better off waiting for the next system.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, and hopefully, the long-range promises turn into something real in week two. It rarely stays this poor for long around here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 |
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 kJ | 31 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 69 | 47 | 50 | 76 | 61 | 53 | 71 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:02AM1.38m | 2:47PM1.57m | 3:02AM1.34m | 3:49PM1.64m | 4:07AM1.33m | 4:54PM1.71m | 5:15AM1.33m | 5:59PM1.79m | 6:22AM1.36m | 7:01PM1.84m | 7:26AM1.41m | 8:01PM1.88m | 8:27AM1.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.21m | 8:14AM-0.02m | 9:06PM0.20m | 9:12AM-0.05m | 10:14PM0.17m | 10:12AM-0.09m | 11:20PM0.11m | 11:14AM-0.13m | 00:22AM0.04m | 12:15PM-0.17m | 1:21AM-0.02m | 1:16PM-0.20m | 2:16AM-0.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 |
 | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | 8:28 |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 10 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | E 6 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | 13 | — | 2 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 4 | WSW 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSE 5 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | — | 31 | 23 | 69 | 47 | 50 | 76 | 61 | 53 | 71 | 21 | 12 | — | 13 | 17 | — | 8 | 10 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2344 | 239 | 78 | 862 | 307 | 62 | 1320 | 78 | 62 | 521 | 239 | 85 | 138 | 138 | 78 | 1925 | 85 | 318 | 876 | 372 | 373 |
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