Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach Pier surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSW swell with 52 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – sometimes the ocean just doesn't cooperate, and this is one of those times. The entire 16-day window from now through to the 8th of August is a flat, ugly stretch for Folly Beach Pier. There's not a single session I'd recommend paddling out for. The combined swell energy is almost non-existent, with the highest reading barely scraping a 48 (weak energy), and most days sitting in the teens or single digits. You're looking at tiny, sloppy ankle-biters at best, with a whole lot of nothing in between.
The first few days of the forecast are just plain sad. Friday the 24th has a tiny 1.3ft SE swell at a short 8 seconds, but a SSW cross-breeze scuffs it up. Saturday and Sunday offer no improvement. The water is a balmy 85.8° – a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – but you'll just be floating on a lake. The morning of Sunday the 26th finally sees a clean-looking window with a light NNE cross-offshore breeze, but it's on a pathetic 1.3ft swell. It looks pretty, but there's nothing to ride.
We then hit a real dead zone. Monday the 28th through to Wednesday the 30th of July is a write-off. The swell completely disappears from the charts on Wednesday morning, with a zero energy reading. The wind is up, the conditions are choppy, and it's just not worth a look. The pattern stays stubbornly flat through the end of the month and into the first week of August. Thursday the 31st of July and Friday the 1st of August? More of the same – tiny, onshore drivel and flat spells.
The second week doesn't offer any hope. From the 2nd of August right through to the 8th, it's a dull, repetitive loop of tiny, weak SE swells (0.7ft to 2.3ft) with short periods mostly under 8 seconds, all blown out by onshore and cross-onshore winds. The combined energy stays pitifully low, never breaking 30. The morning of the 4th of August shows a clean, cross-offshore breeze, but again, on a swell of only 1.3ft, you're just looking at a glassy pond. Honestly, for a beach break setup like this, the conditions are more interesting for a kite than a surfboard. There's nothing on the horizon. This is a total blank for paddle surfing. Keep the board in the car and save your energy.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 3 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.67m | 5:43AM1.32m | 6:31PM1.70m | 6:34AM1.34m | 7:17PM1.75m | 7:21AM1.38m | 8:00PM1.79m | 8:05AM1.41m | 8:40PM1.81m | 8:45AM1.45m | 9:17PM1.82m | 9:24AM1.50m | 9:52PM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.19m | 11:31PM0.32m | 11:29AM0.17m | 00:21AM0.28m | 12:17PM0.14m | 1:07AM0.23m | 1:03PM0.11m | 1:50AM0.18m | 1:46PM0.09m | 2:31AM0.14m | 2:27PM0.07m | 3:09AM0.11m | 3:06PM0.07m | 3:46AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 17 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | NE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | — | SE 7 | E 3 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 12 | 3 | 38 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 48 | 1 | 48 | 211 | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 487 | 295 | 103 | 103 | 221 | 297 | 737 | 295 | 756 | 861 | 1104 | 862 | 719 | 585 | 546 | 538 | 59 | 103 | 343 | 297 |
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