Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 EDT
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Folly Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folly Beach Pier sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 4.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Folly Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)669867888888776666666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40747771156190191217185172110857457474727212215131620
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
W
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
1.82
1:27PM
1.40
2:03AM
1.76
2:36PM
1.37
3:11AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
-0.02
7:00AM
0.12
7:08PM
0.04
8:05AM
0.18
8:15PM
0.09
9:14AM
0.20
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:16-------7:16--
Sunset7:32-------7:32-------7:34-------
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--2---------------------
Temp. °C2526191412989910101011911131414151515151718
Feels °C (?)22251374101244574791112141414141716
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