Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, ESE swell with 114 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (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 8AM. 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 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Isle of Palms Pier are looking flat and pretty grim for a paddle. There’s a real gap in the action. We’ve got nothing worth paddling out for from the start of the forecast right through to the 20th of September. That’s a solid stretch of poor surf, with tiny, choppy, and cross-on conditions dominating. The water is sitting at a warm 85°, about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
The first sign of life doesn’t show up until the morning of Sunday the 21st of September. That’s the one standout. We’ve got a clean 4 ft swell rolling in from the east, with a period of 7 seconds. The wind is light and cross-off, which will keep the surface clean. The combined swell energy hits 107 (moderate), so there’s a bit of push behind it. The catch? The guidance says it might be too big for this break, and the wave comment mentions it’s wind and tide favorable but the swell is predicted to be too big. For the experienced crew, this could be your window. The rest of that day and into the 22nd drops back to smaller, ordinary surf, so don’t sleep on that Sunday morning session.
Honestly, apart from that one morning, it’s a long wait for very little. That’s just how it goes sometimes.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 106 | 85 | 94 | 88 | 89 | 78 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 9:33AM1.81m | 9:43PM1.75m | 10:18AM1.80m | 10:24PM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:25PM0.03m | 3:41AM0.06m | 4:11PM0.10m | 4:20AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 35 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | E 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 106 | 85 | 94 | 88 | 89 | 78 | 61 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 16 | 12 | — | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 745 | 745 | 732 | 423 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 21 | 752 | 85 | 78 | 843 | 501 | 139 | 1398 | 78 | 81 | 2344 | 78 |
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