Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with 132 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) 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 0.7m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you: the outlook for Isle of Palms Pier over the next sixteen days is a real bummer. We're looking at a long stretch with barely anything to get excited about. From now through a good part of the month, it's a whole lot of nothing.
Let's start with the first days. It’s not really happening. We've got some tiny, weak swell—little piddly stuff from 0.7ft to 3ft from the S and ESE—with crappy cross-shore winds. The combined wave energy is weak, barely hitting 48 (moderate energy) at best, and most of the time it's in the teens or thirties. The water's sitting around 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only positive.
There's a slight, and I mean *slight*, improvement toward Wednesday, July 15th. Wednesday morning we get a bit of a bump: 3ft swell from the E, period of 6 seconds. The wind is light and cross-off, so it's clean. The combined energy hits 75, which is still weak but at least it's something. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.
After that, it's right back to the doldrums. The rest of the week and into the next is a wasteland of tiny, chopped-up waves and onshore winds. Honestly, for a beach/pier setup like this with such weak, short-period swell and constant cross or cross-onshore wind, this looks way more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing. You'd be fighting a losing battle out there.
So, here it is: the only real standout is Wednesday morning, July 15th. Even then, it's a one-star day at best. If you’ve got a longboard and a lot of patience, you might find a clean little 3ft wave, but don't expect anything with any punch.
Sorry, folks. Keep the board in the car and hope for a change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 7 | 12 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 32 | 35 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 48 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 16 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.45m | 12:56PM1.42m | 1:09AM1.41m | 1:49PM1.49m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.18m | 6:34AM0.05m | 6:56PM0.20m | 7:22AM0.02m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 |
 | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | 8:29 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 35 | — | 29 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 48 | — | 14 | 26 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 920 | 237 | 62 | 845 | 501 | 507 | 1020 | 237 | 78 | 862 | 318 | 78 | 1366 | 320 | 271 | 521 | 353 | 0 | 138 | 78 | 78 |
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