Isle of Palms, United States

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About Isle of Palms

Isle of Palms is a town in South Carolina, United States. From Isle of Palms you can reach 13 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Gaps, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CHS, 26 km away.

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Staying in Isle of Palms

  • 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: CHS, 26 km, HHH, 106 km, MYR, 127 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Isle of Palms. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Isle of Palms each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Isle of Palms too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Isle of Palms: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Berts Bar5.5 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft89 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft195 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day3 ft116 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, fair2 ft16 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, too small2 ft42 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small1 ft22 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too small2 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Berts Bar: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Berts Bar, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small3 ft8 ssoft89kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct61, good4 ft8 ssoft195kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct45, fair3 ft8 smushy116kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small2 ft4 smushy16kJwind from the north, 5 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct28, too small2 ft7 smushy42kJwind from the north, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct10, too small1 ft8 smushy22kJwind from the north, 7 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct23, too small2 ft7 smushy47kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots18°C
3rd Bar4.7 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft89 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft195 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good3 ft116 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, fair2 ft16 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, too small2 ft42 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small1 ft22 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too small2 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small
All readings for 3rd Bar: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 3rd Bar, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small3 ft8 ssoft89kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct60, good4 ft8 ssoft195kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair3 ft8 smushy116kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small2 ft4 smushy16kJwind from the north, 5 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct28, too small2 ft7 smushy42kJwind from the north, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct10, too small1 ft8 smushy22kJwind from the north, 7 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct23, too small2 ft7 smushy47kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots18°C
Isle of Palms Pier1 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft130 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor5 ft287 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, good4 ft165 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Isle of Palms Pier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Isle of Palms Pier, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct22, poor3 ft9 ssoft130kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct52, good5 ft8 ssoft287kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft8 smushy165kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore22°C
Thu 22Oct35, too small3 ft7 smushy67kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft8 smushy33kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small2 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots17°C
25th Street, IOP4.2 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft52 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore, too small5 ft287 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, good4 ft165 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for 25th Street, IOP: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 25th Street, IOP, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small2 ft8 smushy52kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct51, good5 ft8 ssoft287kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct54, good4 ft8 smushy165kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore22°C
Thu 22Oct35, too small3 ft7 smushy67kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft8 smushy33kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small2 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots17°C
35th Street, IOP2.2 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft52 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore, too small5 ft287 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, good4 ft165 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for 35th Street, IOP: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 35th Street, IOP, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small2 ft8 s52kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct51, good5 ft8 s287kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct54, good4 ft8 s165kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small2 ft5 s28kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore22°C
Thu 22Oct35, too small3 ft7 s67kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft8 s33kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small2 ft7 s56kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots17°C
Isle Of Palms 26'th Ave4.4 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft52 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore, too small5 ft287 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, good4 ft165 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Isle Of Palms 26'th Ave: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Isle Of Palms 26'th Ave, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small2 ft8 s52kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct51, good5 ft8 s287kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct54, good4 ft8 s165kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small2 ft5 s28kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore22°C
Thu 22Oct35, too small3 ft7 s67kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft8 s33kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small2 ft7 s56kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots17°C
21st IOP3.6 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft52 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore, too small5 ft287 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, good4 ft165 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for 21st IOP: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 21st IOP, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small2 ft8 smushy52kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct51, good5 ft8 ssoft287kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct54, good4 ft8 smushy165kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct30, too small2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore22°C
Thu 22Oct35, too small3 ft7 smushy67kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft8 smushy33kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small2 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots17°C
Gaps0.9 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft130 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor5 ft288 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, fair4 ft165 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good3 ft24 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Gaps: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gaps, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct22, poor3 ft9 ssoft130kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair5 ft8 ssoft288kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct53, good4 ft8 smushy165kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct28, too small3 ft4 smushy24kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct34, too small3 ft7 smushy67kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small2 ft8 smushy33kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small2 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots17°C
Breach inlet2.6 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft130 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor5 ft288 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, fair4 ft165 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good3 ft24 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Breach inlet: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Breach inlet, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct22, poor3 ft9 ssoft130kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair5 ft8 ssoft288kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct51, good4 ft8 smushy165kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small3 ft4 smushy24kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct34, too small3 ft7 smushy67kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small2 ft8 smushy33kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small2 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots17°C
Stumpys11.7 kmabout 25 min by car3 ft107 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft226 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, fair4 ft141 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good3 ft23 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft54 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small3 ft49 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, too small
All readings for Stumpys: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stumpys, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small3 ft9 s107kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair4 ft8 s226kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct49, good4 ft8 s141kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small3 ft4 s23kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct30, too small3 ft7 s54kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft8 s28kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small3 ft6 s49kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots18°C
Charlie's7.3 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft32 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft234 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, fair4 ft141 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, fair3 ft23 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft48 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Charlie's: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Charlie's, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, too small2 ft6 s32kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair4 ft8 s234kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair4 ft8 s141kJwind from the north, 10 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small3 ft4 s23kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct29, too small3 ft6 s48kJwind from the north, 8 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft8 s28kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small2 ft7 s56kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots17°C
Osprey Walk10.8 kmabout 20 min by car3 ft107 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft234 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, fair4 ft141 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, fair3 ft23 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft54 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small3 ft49 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, too small
All readings for Osprey Walk: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Osprey Walk, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct19, too small3 ft9 s107kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct45, fair4 ft8 s234kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair4 ft8 s141kJwind from the north, 10 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct30, too small3 ft4 s23kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct31, too small3 ft7 s54kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft8 s28kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small3 ft6 s49kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Isle of Palms, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Isle of Palms. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots that stay in Isle of Palms from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Boneyards25.6 kmabout 45 min by car2 ft69 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft136 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, fair3 ft70 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small2 ft34 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft17 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small2 ft38 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Boneyards: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boneyards, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct12, too small2 ft8 s69kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair4 ft8 s136kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct27, too small3 ft7 s70kJwind from the north, 8 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small2 ft4 s15kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small2 ft6 s34kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small1 ft7 s17kJwind from the north, 8 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small2 ft7 s38kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots17°C

Places to eat near Isle of Palms

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits