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Folly Beach Pier Surf Forecast
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Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folly Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | |
4 | 4 | 28 | 58 | 29 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 47 | 29 | 25 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.46m | 7:30PM1.82m | 7:37AM1.44m | 8:11PM1.83m | 8:18AM1.42m | 8:51PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.14m | 12:34PM0.04m | 1:17AM0.12m | 1:15PM0.04m | 2:00AM0.11m | 1:55PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 99 | 76 | 76 | 90 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | SSW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SW 4 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 103 | 127 | 28 | 58 | 29 | 43 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 25 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 113 | 37 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 110 | 110 | 59 | 110 | 298 | 113 | 4 | 103 | 737 | 861 | 350 | 878 | 741 |
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