
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folly Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.02m | 9:10AM1.95m | 9:27PM1.97m | 9:55AM1.98m | 10:08PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM-0.04m | 2:29AM-0.00m | 2:48PM-0.03m | 3:11AM-0.01m | 3:33PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
18 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 |
6 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 14 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 9 | — | 12 | 25 | 33 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 777 | 110 | 295 | 315 | 303 | 264 | 527 | 527 | 1417 | 418 | 350 | 350 | 297 | 337 | 350 | 295 | 1418 | 868 | 242 |
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