Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 19 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 24 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 108 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 24 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW 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 Wednesday (Jun 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 24th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 24th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
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 kJ | 108 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 45 | 39 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.46m | 00:53AM1.63m | 1:36PM1.48m | 1:44AM1.53m | 2:32PM1.50m | 2:34AM1.44m | 3:25PM1.52m | 3:23AM1.37m | 4:16PM1.55m | 4:11AM1.31m | 5:05PM1.57m | 5:00AM1.27m | 5:52PM1.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM-0.01m | 6:56AM-0.03m | 7:13PM0.07m | 7:48AM0.00m | 8:14PM0.12m | 8:39AM0.03m | 9:14PM0.16m | 9:27AM0.05m | 10:11PM0.17m | 10:13AM0.06m | 11:04PM0.17m | 10:59AM0.07m | 11:54PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 7 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | S 5 | ESE 9 | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 8 | — | 40 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 108 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 45 | 39 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 78 | 78 | 196 | 271 | 643 | 885 | 643 | 869 | 1127 | 752 | 521 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 78 | 876 | 0 | 21 | 725 | 217 |
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