Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folly Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.48m | 12:50PM1.72m | 00:53AM1.43m | 1:40PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.39m | 5:52AM0.34m | 6:44PM0.46m | 6:39AM0.40m | 7:36PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | — | — | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1431 | 1431 | 498 | 498 | 502 | 532 | 499 | 592 | 1418 | 533 | 350 | 350 | 297 | 205 | 861 | 737 | 737 | 861 | 913 |
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