Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folly Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 73 | 88 | 126 | 135 | 74 | 52 | 55 | 137 | 107 | 37 | 83 | 66 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.84m | 7:46AM1.80m | 8:12PM1.86m | 8:28AM1.90m | 8:51PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.17m | 1:38PM0.15m | 2:02AM0.11m | 2:22PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 73 | 88 | 126 | 135 | 74 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | — | — | 56 | 39 | 55 | 57 | 56 | — | 36 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 137 | 107 | 35 | 83 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 741 | 1377 | 717 | 717 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 178 | 178 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 59 | 59 | 103 | 221 |
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