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Folly Beach Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folly Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | SSW 4 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | E 18 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 66 | 84 | 70 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.49m | 3:59AM1.70m | 4:40PM1.56m | 4:59AM1.67m | 5:38PM1.65m | 5:53AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.15m | 9:57AM0.14m | 10:16PM0.14m | 10:52AM0.10m | 11:16PM0.11m | 11:41AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — |
 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | E 13 | — |
 kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 18 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 29 | 66 | 84 | 70 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 717 | 334 | 334 | 298 | 303 | 297 | 350 | 861 | 1289 | 596 | 560 | 560 | 297 | 297 | 350 | 376 | 717 | 499 | 384 | 350 | 485 | 355 | 106 | 106 |
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