Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 7PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folly Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | S 4 | SW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 12 | 40 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.62m | 8:46PM1.86m | 8:57AM1.69m | 9:22PM1.85m | 9:35AM1.76m | 9:57PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.11m | 2:37AM0.12m | 2:44PM0.09m | 3:14AM0.08m | 3:26PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
8 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 26 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 446 | 1418 | 371 | 384 | 59 | 334 | 297 | 242 | 297 | 541 | 103 | 103 | 350 | 221 | 297 | 541 | 527 | 373 | 1179 | 618 |
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