Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 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
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
37
30
21
21
21
22
23
17
17
13
28
19
20
18
19
14
14
14
40
16
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:37AM1.57m
7:09PM1.94m
7:32AM1.58m
8:03PM2.04m
8:26AM1.59m
8:56PM2.10m
Low Tide
12:29PM-0.07m
1:14AM0.02m
1:20PM-0.13m
2:07AM-0.04m
2:10PM-0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:10
8:12
Temp °C
20
19
23
25
26
25
21
18
15
14
18
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
23
24
23
23
23
23
20
17
21
24
25
23
17
12
9
8
14
17
17
18
18
21
21
21
23
24
23
23
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
18
37
30
21
21
21
22
23
17
17
13
28
19
20
18
19
14
14
14
40
16
16
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
15
4
4
4
4
4
22
12
9
9
9
9
19
7
7
7
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
4
9
9
10
3
7
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
9
14
10
1
1
1
2
3
37
5
7
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
59
59
4
103
163
103
297
221
297
205
103
103
245
231
560
585
283
498
538
585
1207
1207
1207
789
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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