Thirty-Fifth Street (Isle of Palms)

Suitable for kitesurfing when winds are sideshore or side-onshore. Shallow water and sandbars can support wave riding and freeriding, but beach space can be tight at high tide.

Kite Sizes

9–14 m²

Foilable at higher tides to clear sandbars; the ocean swell is often too messy for beginners.

Foil Friendly

Limited — Foil opportunities are described as limited.

Min Depth

1.2 meters at mid-to-high tide

Wing Sizes

4–6 m²

A small, inconsistent sandbar beach break at Thirty-Fifth Street on Isle of Palms, commonly producing around 1+ ft waves with short-period swell. Shape is often better on a mid-tide.

Wave Direction

Both

Optimal Swell

E, SE

Swell Height

0.6–1.5 m

Optimal Tide

Mid — Best performance is reported around mid-tide.

Shelter

Semi-sheltered — Sheltered relative to the open coast; still impacted by local sandbar and shallow-water effects.

Wind Effect

Offshore winds from the W or NW tend to clean up the faces; NE winds can cause heavy chop and blowouts.

Bigger Swell

Can close out when swell exceeds about 2 meters, though sandbars may occasionally hold larger hurricane swell.

Wave Quality

Poor — Overall wave quality is reported as poor by surf-condition guidance; other observations rate it average.

Wave Power

Soft — Typically soft power.

Wave Shape

Mixed — Described as mixed (and also as peeling in other observations).

Peel Speed

Slow — Peel speed is described as slow/medium depending on conditions; rides often end in a shallow shorebreak.

Ride Length

Short — Rides are typically short to medium and can end quickly on shallow inner sandbars.

Typical Ride Length

30–60 m

Ride Length Details

Rides are typically short to medium, often finishing in a shorebreak on shallow inner sandbars.