Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 75 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE 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 (Sep 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me get this straight. The outlook for the next 16 days at Isle of Palms Pier is pretty grim, mate. I'm looking at a long stretch of weak, short-period, onshore slop. There's a gap of flat, un-rideable conditions right through the entire period, with no real standouts to speak of. The water temp is sitting around 83°F for the first report, which is about average for this time of year.
The first few days run from Monday, August 31st, right through the first week of September. The swell is tiny, never topping 2ft, and it's coming from the SE. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, so it's chopped up and messy. You're looking at combined energies of 24 to 72 (weak) – just not enough push to get excited about.
We head into the second week and it's more of the same. The swell drops right off to 1.0ft, with periods that are all over the place, from a short 4 seconds up to 11 seconds. The wind does go light offshore or even glassy on a few mornings, like the 12th, 13th, and 14th of September, but with that tiny swell, it’s just not going to break properly. The energy is between 8 and 25 (very weak). It’s clean, but there’s no wave to ride.
Honestly, for a spot like this, it's a classic flat spell. The setup is a beach/pier, and with the wind and swell we have, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Don't waste your petrol. Sometimes the forecasts change, but this one is a dead loss for the next two weeks.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | E 9 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 36 | 72 | 63 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 42 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.58m | 11:16AM1.72m | 11:37PM1.53m | 12:09PM1.73m | 00:30AM1.47m | 1:09PM1.73m | 1:32AM1.43m | 2:15PM1.73m | 2:41AM1.41m | 3:26PM1.75m | 3:53AM1.43m | 4:35PM1.78m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.17m | 4:53AM0.05m | 5:31PM0.22m | 5:39AM0.06m | 6:27PM0.27m | 6:32AM0.09m | 7:31PM0.31m | 7:32AM0.12m | 8:40PM0.33m | 8:39AM0.12m | 9:48PM0.30m | 9:47AM0.11m | 10:51PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 72 | 63 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 24 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 725 | 501 | 497 | 472 | 205 | 11 | 807 | 136 | 205 | 694 | 318 | 318 | 561 | 318 | 1690 | 2185 | 318 | 749 | 749 | 1305 |
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