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Folly Beach Pier surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, SE swell with 100 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folly Beach Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Folly Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Folly.
To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and sad around the Pier. We’ve got a run of days where you’d be lucky to find anything worth paddling out for. The swell is just not there. For the first week, we’re looking at a lot of small, weak, crumbly stuff, with a lot of cross-onshore wind to mess it up. It’s gonna be a real grind for the die-hards only.
The first real glimmer of anything on the charts is around the 20th of August. Thursday morning has a little pulse of energy with a longer period swell, but it’s tiny. That said, the wind is forecast to be glassy, which is a huge plus. You might find a clean, little 2ft wave. It won’t be epic, but after a week of nothing, it might just scratch the itch. The energy is still weak at 60, but at least it's glassy. But don't get too excited; it's still only knee to thigh high.
Then, look ahead to Saturday the 22nd. The energy starts to pick up a bit, getting into the moderate range at 115, with the swell direction shifting more out of the ESE. It’s still small though, around 2ft, and the wind is going to be light cross-onshore. It’s more promising than the rest, but still not a standout. The period is up there at 11 seconds, which is nice, but the size is just not cooperating.
The best bet of the whole window might just be the very last morning on Sunday the 23rd. It’s glassy again, with a light south wind. The swell is a bit bigger, pushing 3ft, but it’s short-period windswell so it’ll be a bit crumbly. The energy is moderate at 81. It’s surfable, and those glassy conditions will make the most of it, but it’s still pretty ordinary. Folly Beach Pier is a beach/pier setup, so it’s not going to handle these weak, short-period swells all that well. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing crazy there.
So, keep your expectations low for the next two weeks. There’s no big swell coming, and it’s all just a lot of waiting. The 23rd is probably your best shout, but it’s not going to be one for the record books.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 11 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 100 | 80 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 39 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:25AM1.41m | 5:15PM1.87m | 5:37AM1.46m | 6:20PM1.95m | 6:44AM1.54m | 7:20PM2.02m | 7:44AM1.64m | 8:15PM2.07m | 8:40AM1.73m | 9:05PM2.07m | 9:32AM1.80m | 9:53PM2.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.31m | 10:19AM0.05m | 11:22PM0.25m | 11:25AM-0.00m | 00:23AM0.16m | 12:27PM-0.07m | 1:19AM0.07m | 1:23PM-0.12m | 2:09AM-0.01m | 2:17PM-0.15m | 2:57AM-0.06m | 3:07PM-0.13m | 3:41AM-0.07m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 10 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 80 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 6 | — | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 3 | SSW 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 100 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 39 | 34 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 106 | 546 | 110 | 59 | 968 | 298 | 295 | 854 | 103 | 103 | 2189 | 163 | 264 | 935 | 103 | 260 | 2028 | 59 |
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