Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Folly Beach Pier today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Folly Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.63m | 3:13AM1.35m | 4:08PM1.62m | 4:10AM1.34m | 5:04PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.28m | 8:59PM0.44m | 9:02AM0.31m | 9:58PM0.45m | 10:00AM0.31m | 10:55PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 913 | 737 | 1354 | 1434 | 1386 | 1393 | 1393 | 1814 | 2403 | 1491 | 298 | 113 | 15 | 527 | 129 | 103 | 242 | 295 | 242 | 283 |
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