What are the current surf conditions at The Pier/Windjammer?

The Pier/Windjammer currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf The Pier/Windjammer?

The best time to surf The Pier/Windjammer is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

The Pier/Windjammer Surf Report & Forecast

Isle of Palms, South Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

4
kt

🌊 SWELL

1.8
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.8ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

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AIR TEMP

17°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

1ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Small 1.8ft waves with quality 10s ground swell with glassy conditions

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Sunday

Nov 8

GOOD6 excellent hours

🌊 1.5-2.1ft 💨 1-5kt 🌡️ 11-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	15kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	14kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	14kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	15kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	16kt	12°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	16kt	12°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	15kt	11°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	15kt	11°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	12kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	9kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NE	6kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NE	5kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	10s	ESE	3kt	NNE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	ESE	2kt	NNE	3kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	ESE	2kt	NNE	2kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	ESE	1kt	N	2kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	10s	ESE	1kt	N	2kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	ESE	2kt	NE	3kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	ESE	2kt	E	3kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SE	4kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SSE	4kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SSE	4kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	10s	ESE	3kt	S	4kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	ESE	2kt	S	3kt	15°C	21°C	0mm

Monday

Nov 9

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-2.0ft 💨 2-5kt 🌡️ 13-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	11s	ESE	2kt	SSW	2kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	ESE	2kt	SW	2kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	ESE	2kt	SW	2kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	ESE	2kt	WSW	3kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	ESE	3kt	WSW	4kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	ESE	3kt	W	4kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	12s	ESE	3kt	W	4kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	12s	ESE	3kt	WNW	4kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	12s	ESE	3kt	WNW	5kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	ESE	3kt	W	5kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.9ft	12s	ESE	4kt	W	6kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	11s	ESE	4kt	W	6kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	11s	ESE	4kt	W	6kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	11s	ESE	5kt	W	7kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	ESE	5kt	W	6kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	ESE	5kt	W	6kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	ESE	5kt	W	6kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	11s	ESE	4kt	WSW	7kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	ESE	4kt	SW	7kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	ESE	4kt	SSW	8kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	11s	ESE	4kt	SSW	7kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	11s	ESE	4kt	SW	7kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	11s	ESE	4kt	WSW	7kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	11s	ESE	3kt	WSW	6kt	16°C	21°C	0mm

Tuesday

Nov 10

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 1.2-1.6ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 14-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	11s	ESE	3kt	WSW	5kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	ESE	3kt	WSW	4kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	ESE	3kt	WSW	3kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	ESE	3kt	W	3kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.5ft	11s	ESE	2kt	W	3kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	ESE	2kt	W	3kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	ESE	2kt	W	3kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	11s	ESE	2kt	WSW	3kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	11s	ESE	3kt	WSW	5kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	11s	ESE	4kt	WSW	6kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	WSW	8kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	ESE	5kt	WSW	8kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	ESE	6kt	WSW	9kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	ESE	7kt	WSW	10kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	ESE	6kt	WSW	10kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	WSW	10kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	WSW	10kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SW	11kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SW	12kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SSW	14kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SSW	13kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SSW	12kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SW	11kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SW	12kt	19°C	21°C	0mm

Wednesday

Nov 11

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.2ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 16-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SW	14kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SW	15kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	ESE	5kt	WSW	16kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	W	17kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	W	18kt	19°C	21°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	SE	5kt	W	14kt	18°C	21°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	SSE	4kt	WSW	9kt	17°C	21°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	S	2kt	SW	4kt	17°C	21°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	4kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	21°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	SE	5kt	WSW	11kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	WSW	15kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	WSW	15kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	ESE	8kt	WSW	14kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	8kt	WSW	14kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	WSW	14kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	WSW	13kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	WSW	13kt	24°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	5kt	WSW	13kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	ESE	5kt	WSW	12kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SW	12kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	4kt	WSW	10kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	4kt	W	9kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	3kt	W	7kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	W	7kt	16°C	21°C	0mm

Thursday

Nov 12

FAIR2 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.7ft 💨 3-11kt 🌡️ 15-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	W	7kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SE	3kt	W	8kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	SSE	4kt	W	8kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SSE	4kt	W	8kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	4kt	W	8kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	3kt	WSW	7kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	3kt	WSW	6kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SW	5kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SW	7kt	16°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SW	9kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SW	10kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SW	11kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SW	11kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SW	11kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SW	12kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SSW	13kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SSW	14kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SW	18kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SW	21kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	25kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	9kt	WSW	22kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	8kt	WSW	20kt	17°C	21°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	S	6kt	W	17kt	16°C	20°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	S	6kt	W	18kt	16°C	20°C	0.1mm

Friday

Nov 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.4ft 💨 6-12kt 🌡️ 9-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	SSE	6kt	W	19kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	SSE	6kt	W	20kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	7kt	W	21kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	8kt	W	21kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	9kt	W	22kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	S	9kt	W	22kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	S	9kt	W	23kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	S	8kt	W	23kt	11°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	9kt	W	22kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SE	10kt	W	20kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	18kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	18kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	18kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	12kt	W	18kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	18kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	19kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	19kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	19kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	19kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	19kt	11°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	10kt	W	19kt	10°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	10kt	W	19kt	10°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	10kt	W	19kt	9°C	20°C	0mm

Saturday

Nov 14

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.2-1.6ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 5-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	W	19kt	8°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	ESE	11kt	W	19kt	7°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SSE	10kt	W	19kt	7°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	S	9kt	WNW	20kt	7°C	20°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SW	9kt	WNW	21kt	7°C	20°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	S	8kt	WNW	20kt	6°C	20°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SSE	8kt	W	19kt	6°C	19°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	9s	ESE	8kt	W	18kt	5°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SE	9kt	WNW	18kt	6°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SSE	9kt	WNW	17kt	8°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	10kt	WNW	17kt	9°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	10kt	WNW	16kt	10°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	10kt	WNW	15kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	10kt	WNW	14kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	10kt	WNW	15kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	9kt	WNW	15kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	9kt	WNW	15kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	S	8kt	WNW	15kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSW	6kt	WNW	14kt	10°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	14kt	8°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SW	5kt	WNW	15kt	8°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SW	6kt	WNW	17kt	7°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SW	7kt	WNW	19kt	7°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SW	6kt	WNW	17kt	6°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.8ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:1-5kt NE

Water Temperature:21°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

The Pier (Windjammer) at Pawleys Island is a low-traffic beach-pier break that occasionally morphs into a rewarding surf spot when conditions align, particularly on the south side. The break responds best to southeast swells (often tropical in origin), polished by offshore winds from the west or northwest. It performs strongest around mid to incoming tide, though it becomes unreliable once surf pushes a foot or two overhead. The best time to chase clean, rideable waves here is in late summer through fall, especially September through October. Its remote feel and moderate crowds make it a relaxed choice, but surfers should stay vigilant for rip currents, sand sharks, and shifting beach profiles.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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