Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 EST
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 7.7°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 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
E
0.7
NE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)766677786666444448888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444222273767222222233336
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
1.32
3:11AM
1.49
3:14PM
1.27
4:04AM
1.51
4:08PM
1.25
4:56AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.24
8:12PM
0.14
8:56AM
0.27
9:05PM
0.15
9:53AM
0.25
9:58PM
0.13
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset--5:31-------5:32-------5:34-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C15141410531025667766710111111111011
Feels °C (?)9552-3-6-6-7-3132442247777756
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