Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach Pier surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, ESE swell with 176 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 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
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—this is a tough one.
Lookin’ the whole 16 days over, from now through to the 21st of September, and honestly? There’s just nothin’ worth paddlin’ out for along Folly Beach. The whole run is a total blank. Not a single session gets a green light. The swell is tiny, the wind is all wrong, and every single entry in the log says “poor surf conditions.” It’s a real bummer.
The first few days from Sunday the 6th onward are a write-off. Small, weak slop with cross-onshore winds just killin’ any chance of a decent wave. The combined energy barely gets above 100 (176) at its best on Tuesday the 8th, but that’s still just a messy, lumpy 4.3ft with a short period swell. The wind is a fresh 18.6 mph onshore, so it’s all blown out. Not a shred of quality.
There’s a gap of days with zero recommendations. From the 6th all the way through the 21st, it’s the same story. We get a few moments of glassy or clean conditions on the 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 19th, and 20th of September, but the swell is laughable – 0.7ft, 1.0ft, 1.3ft. You’d be bobbing around on a lake. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 83.8°F on the first entry, but that’s the only highlight.
For a spot like Folly Beach Pier, which is a beach-and-pier setup that’s fairly exposed, this is a proper dry spell. It’s not totally unusual for the area to go quiet, but it stings when it happens. With the swell this small and the wind mostly cross-onshore or onshore, the setup is so weak it’s not even worth mentioning for kiting. It’s just flat.
Hang in there, folks. Forecasts can change, but right now, save your wax and your energy.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 6 | 8 | 42 | 59 | 24 | 89 | 176 | 114 | 99 | 91 | 55 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.90m | 5:32AM1.56m | 6:08PM1.96m | 6:35AM1.68m | 7:05PM2.01m | 7:32AM1.79m | 7:56PM2.04m | 8:23AM1.89m | 8:43PM2.02m | 9:10AM1.95m | 9:27PM1.97m | 9:55AM1.98m | 10:08PM1.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.30m | 11:15AM0.09m | 00:07AM0.20m | 12:15PM0.03m | 00:59AM0.11m | 1:10PM-0.02m | 1:45AM0.04m | 2:01PM-0.04m | 2:29AM-0.00m | 2:48PM-0.03m | 3:11AM-0.01m | 3:33PM0.02m | 3:50AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | E 6 | ESE 9 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 42 | 59 | 24 | 89 | 176 | 114 | 99 | 91 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 737 | 737 | 211 | 741 | 719 | 592 | 1418 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 59 | 103 | 784 | 337 | 103 | 350 | 147 | 1418 | 2321 | 350 |
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