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Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.4° C
 (Which is 9.8°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 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)9109991010101010106678999989988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716059785960616147484848101186266342399294181207174170142136
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
1.56
11:01AM
1.57
11:28PM
1.59
11:48AM
1.50
12:23AM
1.61
12:42PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.01
5:00PM
-0.03
5:22AM
0.06
5:47PM
-0.03
6:20AM
0.12
6:41PM
-0.02
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset------5:43-------5:44-------5:45-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C15151414131414141198786691196446813
Feels °C (?)1312111110111111742-10-3-3143-1-203512
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