Folly Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.66° N 79.94° W

Folly Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folly Beach Pier sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.6° 

Folly Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
71
53
20
93
46
43
17
26
18
17
37
18
7
6
6
6
9
8
9
10
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:37PM1.85m
1:54AM1.48m
2:45PM1.84m
3:07AM1.45m
3:56PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:39PM0.37m
7:48AM0.17m
8:49PM0.39m
8:58AM0.18m
10:01PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
26
29
31
30
29
29
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
32
33
31
31
29
30
30
29
32
32
30
30
31
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