Folly Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get stuck into it. The outlook for Folly Beach Pier this forecast period is basically a flat spell with some really tiny swell trying to show up but nothing that’s going to get your heart racing. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for proper surfing unfortunately.

Starting off on the 30th of July with a Thursday afternoon it’s glassy with a tiny 0.3 ft east swell at 9 seconds. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 86 °F. But there’s simply no energy to work with – the combined swell energy is a measly 3 (weak), and the forecast straight up says poor surf conditions. That’s the theme all the way through.

From the 31st of July through the first week of August and right into the second week, the swell height barely flicks over 3 ft at best. On the 6th of August we get the biggest push, a 3 ft south-southwest swell with a 5-second period, but it’s cross-onshore winds making it choppy and lumpy. Combined energy gets up to 44 (still weak). There’s a few clean windows – the mornings of the 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th of August have cross-offshore winds giving clean conditions, but the swell is tiny at 1.0 ft to 3 ft. That’s not enough to get excited about.

For a break that’s inconsistent by nature and is a beach/pier setup, short-period swells under 8 seconds are the norm here, which don’t produce much shape. With wind often cross-onshore and onshore, the conditions are mostly choppy. On the bigger but still small days with onshore wind, this setup might actually look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Basically, there’s no standout period. No big swell, no quality. The whole stretch from the 30th of July right through to the 14th of August is a long gap with no real surf recommendations. It’s a poor run, but for this area with a break that’s inconsistent, a blank spell like this isn’t all that unusual. Forecasts can change though.

Rusty.

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