Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with 135 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. 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 Friday (Jul 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, let me take a look at what’s cookin’ here, folks. Rusty here, and I gotta tell ya straight up—it’s a pretty bleak run for Isle of Palms Pier over the next couple of weeks. We’re talkin’ a long stretch of flat, messy, or onshore junk for the most part.
There’s no real action until the morning of Saturday the 19th of July. Before that, you’re lookin’ at nearly a full week of tiny, weak waves with all kinds of cross and onshore wind. Energy levels are rock bottom—most days the combined energy is well under 100, down around 15 to 44. That’s not surf, that’s a lake.
So, let’s get into it. Starting Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th, we got tiny 2 ft to 2 ft swells from the south, but the wind’s cross to onshore and there’s storm risks. Monday the 14th through to the 18th is the same sad story—nothing above 3 ft, mostly 0.6 ft to 2 ft, period hovering between 4 and 9 seconds, and wind either cross or cross-onshore. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Wednesday the 16th when the wind goes glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the SE with 9-second period and combined energy of just 15. You’d be paddling for ripples.
Now, the closest we get to anything surfable is the morning of Sunday the 20th of July. We finally see a bump to 3 ft from the east, period a short 5 seconds, but the wind is light offshore from the NW (clean), and combined energy hits 52. The report calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." For a beginner-friendly beach/pier break like this, that’s your best bet if you’re desperate, but it’s nothin’ to get excited about.
The energy picks up a notch on Saturday the 26th of July morning—2 ft from the SE, period 6 seconds, but wind is light cross-offshore from the WSW and it’s clean. Combined energy is 76. Again, it’s just "surfable but ordinary." No standout swell here.
Bottom line: there’s no standout day, no proper groundswell, and definitely nothing over 5 ft for the whole 16-day window. If you’re a beginner, maybe the morning of the 20th or the 26th could get you on a few mushy ones, but don’t expect any quality. Most of the time the wind is cross or onshore, so the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Stay patient, folks. It tends not to stay this poor for long around here, but for now, it’s a flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 |
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 kJ | 50 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:15AM1.33m | 5:59PM1.79m | 6:22AM1.36m | 7:01PM1.84m | 7:26AM1.41m | 8:01PM1.88m | 8:27AM1.45m | 8:57PM1.88m | 9:26AM1.49m | 9:51PM1.85m | 10:23AM1.52m | 10:43PM1.79m | 11:19AM1.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.11m | 11:14AM-0.13m | 00:22AM0.04m | 12:15PM-0.17m | 1:21AM-0.02m | 1:16PM-0.20m | 2:16AM-0.08m | 2:13PM-0.22m | 3:08AM-0.12m | 3:09PM-0.20m | 3:58AM-0.13m | 4:03PM-0.16m | 4:46AM-0.11m | 4:56PM-0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | 8:29 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 |
mm | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 13 | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 5 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 50 | 24 | 25 | 12 | — | 15 | 16 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 219 | 507 | 219 | 85 | 883 | 139 | 78 | 348 | 205 | 78 | 239 | 271 | 472 | 748 | 322 | 357 | 869 | 548 | 560 | 1797 |
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