Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 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
12.8° C
(Which is 7.5°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 6AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1212377124441244444445557666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33122322236813171718262732494444
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
1.53
12:46PM
1.50
1:27AM
1.51
1:33PM
1.40
2:18AM
1.49
2:22PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.11
6:33PM
0.07
7:03AM
0.19
7:21PM
0.12
7:59AM
0.24
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset------5:30-------5:30-------5:31-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181920192021212021212121212121212020191917161412
Feels °C (?)182022202021222122212020201919191817171813964
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