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Things to Do

Isle of Palms · cruises, tours & watersports

Dolphins
daily

The Harbor

tap a boat
Dolphins · 2 hrs

Salt Marsh & Dolphin Tour

Dolphins

Naturalist-led cruise through the creeks behind the island where bottlenose dolphins feed, best on a morning tide.

10:00 AM

Next boat

2 hrs

Trip

From

Departures · Isle of Palms Marina

LIVE CLOCK

Dock wisdom

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Morning trips get the calmest water and the most active dolphin pods.

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Capers and Dewees are car-free barrier islands reached only by boat, pack in and out.

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Big Lowcountry tide swings drive the inshore fishing; guides time the moving water.

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The marina lot and the Connector both fill on summer weekends, go early.

fair winds

Operators are real local fixtures — confirm current sailing times and prices with each operator before you go. Countdowns run on the real local clock and the sunset sail time is computed from tonight’s actual sunset.

At Isle of Palms, the sun sets at 8:17 PM today — about 13h 42m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:35 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Isle of Palms update at the top of the conditions page.