Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach Pier surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with 132 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Okay, Rusty here again – same story, different units. Folly Beach Pier is looking like a total washout for the next 16 days. Every session from July 5th through July 20th is poor surf, with tiny waves and messy wind. Water temp is about 84°, a touch warmer than average for July.
First up on Sunday afternoon, July 5th – a tiny 0.7ft swell from the ESE at 8 seconds, combined wave energy of just 13. Glassy wind but nothing to ride. The biggest pulse all period is a 4ft south swell on July 10th, but with a 5-second period and cross-shore chop, it’s just lumpy junk. Nothing ever reaches 5ft, so beginners wouldn’t stress, but there’s no wave.
A few clean mornings like July 12th with a light west wind, but that’s still only 1ft at 9 seconds – weak groundswell that’ll barely form at a beach break. Essentially a 16-day dead zone. Since Folly Beach Pier is an inconsistent spot, a long flat spell here is no surprise. Forecasts might improve, but for now – stay home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 7 | 12 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 48 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 13 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:42AM1.59m | 1:19PM1.57m | 1:30AM1.53m | 2:16PM1.63m | 2:26AM1.47m | 3:18PM1.70m | 3:29AM1.43m | 4:22PM1.78m | 4:38AM1.41m | 5:28PM1.86m | 5:46AM1.43m | 6:31PM1.95m | 6:53AM1.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.21m | 6:50AM0.09m | 7:08PM0.25m | 7:38AM0.07m | 8:11PM0.28m | 8:32AM0.05m | 9:19PM0.28m | 9:32AM0.02m | 10:29PM0.25m | 10:36AM-0.02m | 11:36PM0.18m | 11:39AM-0.08m | 00:38AM0.10m | 12:39PM-0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 |
 | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | 8:29 |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 35 | — | 29 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 48 | — | 14 | 26 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 913 | 211 | 37 | 861 | 527 | 532 | 1044 | 211 | 103 | 854 | 296 | 59 | 1390 | 296 | 297 | 546 | 330 | 4 | 163 | 103 | 59 |
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