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Isle of Palms Pier Surf Report & Forecast, Windjammer, SC

Isle of Palms Pier, Windjammer, South Carolina: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest. Water is about 70°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.2 ft at 7:33 pm.

Poor

1–2 ft

knee high

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the west-southwest at 8 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northwest.NSWE
first light 6:18 amrating through the daylast light 5:47 pm
Swell
1.6 ft · 12 s · ESE
Wind
8 mph (WSW)cross-shore
Tide
1.4 ft risinghigh 5.2 ft at 7:33 pm
Water
70°F2mm jacket
Air
71°Ffeels like 72°F
Sun
rise 6:44 amset 5:22 pm

Isle of Palms Pier surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Isle of Palms Pier: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Isle of Palms Pier today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460472–2 ftnow6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:44 am5:22 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Isle of Palms Pier tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460471–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Isle of Palms Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftPoor to Fair8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 145.9 ft
7 am2 ftFair7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 126.4 ft
8 am2 ftGood7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 126.3 ft
9 am2 ftFair9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 145.6 ft
10 am2 ftPoor to Fair8 mph offshore (W), gusts 144.4 ft
11 am2 ftPoor to Fair9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 143.0 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 131.8 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (WSW)1.1 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 130.9 ft
3 pmnow2 ftPoor to Fair8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 131.4 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 132.4 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 143.5 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 134.5 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor4 mph offshore (NW), gusts 104.9 ft
7 am1 ftPoor4 mph offshore (NW)5.8 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor4 mph offshore (WNW)6.1 ft
9 am1 ftPoor4 mph cross-shore (W)5.8 ft
10 am1 ftPoor5 mph cross-shore (SW)5.0 ft
11 am1 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 113.7 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 142.5 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 161.5 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 190.9 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 201.0 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 191.7 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 192.7 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 183.8 ft

Isle of Palms Pier beach conditions today: waves, sets and current

At 3 pm, sets at Isle of Palms Pier arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 193 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
Lulls
about 193 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
14% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Isle of Palms Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Isle of Palms Pier: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Isle of Palms Pier surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–0Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Isle of Palms Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Isle of Palms Pier 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftGood1.7 ft · 12 s · ESE7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 128 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 138 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.3 ft · 11 s · SE4 mph offshore (WNW)13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 196 am
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor1.0 ft · 11 s · ESE6 mph offshore (W), gusts 129 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 156 am
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor2.2 ft · 4 s · SW15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 2319 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 2812 pm
Fri, Nov 130–1 ftPoor1.6 ft · 3 s · WSW15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 2217 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 248 am
Sat, Nov 14flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 12 s · ESE14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2114 mph offshore (NW), gusts 216 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor1.0 ft · 3 s · NNW11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1810 mph offshore (N), gusts 177 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor1.0 ft · 3 s · ENE12 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 198 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1310 am
Tue, Nov 170–1 ftPoor—13 mph cross-shore (NE)11 mph cross-shore (NE)10 am
Wed, Nov 180–1 ftPoor—15 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 2112 mph cross-shore (NE)1 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Isle of Palms Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Isle of Palms Pier tide chart and tide times

Tides at Isle of Palms Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 12:54 am, high 6.4 ft at 7:20 am, low 0.9 ft at 1:44 pm and high 5.2 ft at 7:33 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.

Tide height at Isle of Palms Pier, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.02468Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.4 ft, risingLow 0.6 ft12:54 amHigh 6.4 ft7:20 amLow 0.9 ft1:44 pmHigh 5.2 ft7:33 pmLow 0.6 ft1:36 amHigh 6.1 ft8:02 amLow 0.9 ft2:23 pmHigh 5.0 ft8:14 pmLow 0.7 ft2:15 amHigh 6.0 ft8:41 amLow 1.0 ft3:03 pmHigh 4.9 ft8:53 pmLow 0.9 ft2:57 am
Tide height at Isle of Palms Pier, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Isle of Palms Pier tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.6 ft at 12:54 amHigh 6.4 ft at 7:20 amLow 0.9 ft at 1:44 pmHigh 5.2 ft at 7:33 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.6 ft at 1:36 amHigh 6.1 ft at 8:02 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:23 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 8:14 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.7 ft at 2:15 amHigh 6.0 ft at 8:41 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:03 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 8:53 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.9 ft at 2:57 amHigh 5.8 ft at 9:19 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:49 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 9:36 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.8 ft at 3:40 amHigh 5.4 ft at 10:05 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:30 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 10:23 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.1 ft at 4:23 amHigh 5.3 ft at 10:49 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:19 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 11:10 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 1.2 ft at 5:14 amHigh 5.1 ft at 11:37 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:07 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.2 ft at 12:04 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:07 amHigh 4.9 ft at 12:25 pmLow 1.2 ft at 6:59 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.2 ft at 1:01 amLow 1.4 ft at 7:03 amHigh 4.8 ft at 1:16 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Isle of Palms Pier water temperature

The water temperature at Isle of Palms Pier is about 70°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°F and an 8 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 68 and 70°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 70 degrees, 2mm jacket; 68 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood70°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Isle of Palms Pier

Spots near Isle of Palms Pier with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Isle of Palms PierSullivan's IslandFolly BeachFolly Beach PierKiawah / Seabrook IslandEdisto BeachHunting Island

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About Isle of Palms Pier

Isle of Palms Pier is a pier in Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, facing southeast. Also called IOP.

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