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Folly Beach Pier Surf Forecast
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Folly Beach Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 3 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 77 | 87 | 50 | 32 | 75 | 50 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.36m | 11:40PM1.68m | 11:48AM1.33m | 00:20AM1.63m | 12:31PM1.32m | 1:04AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.18m | 4:51PM0.18m | 5:42AM0.23m | 5:31PM0.23m | 6:26AM0.27m | 6:15PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | 8:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — |
 kJ | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 52 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 16 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 6 | E 9 | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 77 | 87 | 50 | 32 | 75 | 50 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 854 | 854 | 854 | 879 | 868 | 1693 | 295 | 298 | 350 | 350 | 213 | 861 | 868 | 586 | 350 | 283 | 113 | 4 | 103 | 213 | 211 | 350 | 103 | 113 |
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