Isle of Palms, United States

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Isle of Palms, South Carolina — Isle of Palms, the nearest town. Photo: Dima Sergiyenko; Please attribute this image as the work of " DiscoverWithDima.", CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Berts Bar5.5 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft184 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

4 ft122 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Berts Bar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft8 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	1 ft8 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft7 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	122kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	22°C

3rd Bar4.7 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft184 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

4 ft122 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 3rd Bar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft8 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	1 ft8 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft7 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	122kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	22°C

25th Street, IOP4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft287 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 25th Street, IOP, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft8 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C

35th Street, IOP2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft287 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 35th Street, IOP, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft8 s	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 s	165kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	2 ft5 s	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	3 ft7 s	67kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 s	33kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 s	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 s	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C

Isle Of Palms 26'th Ave4.4 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft287 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Isle Of Palms 26'th Ave, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft8 s	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 s	165kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	2 ft5 s	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	3 ft7 s	67kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 s	33kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 s	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 s	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C

21st IOP3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft287 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 21st IOP, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft8 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C

Gaps0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft288 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gaps, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	5 ft8 ssoft	288kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C

Isle of Palms Pier1 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft288 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Isle of Palms Pier, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	288kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C

Breach inlet2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft271 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Breach inlet, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	271kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C

Stumpys11.7 kmabout 25 min by car

4 ft234 kJ

4 ft141 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stumpys, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 s	234kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft8 s	141kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 s	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 s	48kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 s	28kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 s	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft7 s	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C

Charlie's7.3 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft234 kJ

4 ft141 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Charlie's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft8 s	234kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 s	141kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft4 s	23kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 s	48kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 s	28kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 s	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	4 ft8 s	147kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	21°C

Osprey Walk10.8 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft234 kJ

4 ft141 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Osprey Walk, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 s	234kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 s	141kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 s	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 s	48kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 s	28kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 s	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	24, poor	4 ft7 s	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Boneyards25.6 kmabout 45 min by car

4 ft136 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boneyards, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	4 ft8 s	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	3 ft7 s	70kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 s	15kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft6 s	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 s	17kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 s	38kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	3 ft7 s	94kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	21°C

Places to eat near Isle of Palms

IOPizza CoPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Acme Lowcountry KitchenSouthern american · 0.2 km from the centre
Coconut Joe'sAmerican · 0.2 km from the centre
Coda Del PesceItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Domino'sPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Joes To GoSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre

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