Surf Forecasts:
Isle of Palms Pier surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, S swell with 126 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Isle of Palms Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Isle of Palms Pier in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) 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 0.9m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Isle of Palms Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks. It’s Rusty. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking for Isle of Palms Pier. It’s a tough stretch ahead, so keep your expectations low.
The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and messy for the most part. We’ve got a long gap of poor surf conditions, with hardly anything worth paddling out for. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The best we can see is a bit of a flash in the pan on the morning of Tuesday, 28 July. Early that morning, we’ve got a solid swell rolling in from the S at about 7 ft. The combined energy is strong, hitting 679, and with light cross-offshore winds from the SW at 6 mph, it’s going to be clean. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s average, but the size is the big story here. However, at over 7 ft, this is strictly for the experts. It’s just too big for the average surfer, and the waves will be powerful. The wind will be good, but this is a big, mean setup.
Before that, it’s a long, dry spell. From Wednesday, 15 July, all the way through to Monday, 27 July, we’re looking at tiny, often choppy waves. The swell is mostly under 3 ft and coming from all over the place, but mostly S, ESE, or SSE. The wind is a massive problem—pretty much every afternoon is a write-off with fresh cross-onshore winds making it a lumpy, bumpy mess. Even the mornings, with a few glassy moments like on Thursday, 16 July morning, there’s just no energy to surf. The combined energy values are low, mostly under 100, so it’s weak.
The morning of Thursday, 23 July offers a glimmer with glassy conditions and a 3 ft swell from the E, but the energy is still low. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Not a standout.
To be honest, if you’re not a hardcore expert, there’s nothing to chase here. The setup for the 28th is the only real show, and even then, it’s a risky one. The rest is a bust.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
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 kJ | 12 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 50 | 39 | 74 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 75 | 65 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.88m | 9:26AM1.49m | 9:51PM1.85m | 10:23AM1.52m | 10:43PM1.79m | 11:19AM1.54m | 11:33PM1.70m | 12:13PM1.54m | 00:21AM1.59m | 1:06PM1.54m | 1:08AM1.49m | 1:57PM1.54m | 1:54AM1.40m | 2:47PM1.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM-0.12m | 3:09PM-0.20m | 3:58AM-0.13m | 4:03PM-0.16m | 4:46AM-0.11m | 4:56PM-0.09m | 5:34AM-0.07m | 5:51PM0.01m | 6:21AM-0.02m | 6:46PM0.10m | 7:08AM0.04m | 7:44PM0.18m | 7:55AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | 8:28 | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 39 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 38 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 50 | — | 74 | 36 | — | 43 | 50 | 75 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 196 | 749 | 1099 | 1102 | 749 | 1774 | 1398 | 2344 | 1701 | 1650 | 560 | 248 | 78 | 512 | 512 | 78 | 764 | 136 | 114 | 694 |
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