Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 18 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 19 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, S swell with 128 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s 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 Friday (Jun 19) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s 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 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (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 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 22 | 46 | 128 | 127 | 64 | 99 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.81m | 11:40AM1.45m | 11:59PM1.73m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM-0.10m | 5:14PM-0.09m | 6:04AM-0.07m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | 8:29 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 14 | S 6 | E 14 | SE 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 5 | E 3 | — | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | SSW 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 3 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 22 | 46 | 128 | 127 | 64 | 99 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 31 | 25 | — | 10 | 24 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 1397 | 357 | 357 | 372 | 236 | 62 | 144 | 271 | 703 | 1085 | 869 | 1748 | 1398 | 322 | 78 | 329 | 780 | 372 | 725 | 2161 |
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