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Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
10.7° C
 (Which is 9.4°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 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)101010111110101010101011111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)999554444444553544444444
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
1.33
4:52AM
1.76
5:17PM
1.38
5:56AM
1.83
6:20PM
1.46
6:53AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
0.15
9:58PM
-0.07
10:56AM
0.08
11:01PM
-0.14
11:54AM
0.00
11:59PM
-0.21
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:15-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:49-------5:50-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C26996531245567891012121111998
Feels °C (?)-3123-1-2-4-5-4-1112356710988765
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