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Best windows are longer-period E/SE swells with a fresh NW offshore.
Mid to high tide usually cleans the peaks while low or strongly falling tides can close them out.
Surf GuideSouth Carolina
Isle Of Palms Pier
The Isle of Palms Pier produces a playful, sandbar-driven peak on southeast-to-east swell days - most surfable on the pier’s north side where the jetty helps focus peely lines. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Isle Of Palms Pier in South Carolina.
Break TypeJetty Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationSouth Carolina, US
Live conditions
- Waves 1 ft
- Period 7 s
- Wind N 4 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
3.1 ftrising
- Low0.3 ft
- High5.3 ft
- Low0.4 ft
- High5.6 ft
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Lineup Guide
The north side of the pier is the go-to peak and can crowd quickly when a clean southeast groundswell arrives.
Watch for fishermen and occasional rip pull near the pilings.
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