Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach Pier surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 82 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folly Beach Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Folly Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Folly Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) 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 0.4m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s talk about Folly Beach Pier for the next couple of weeks. I’ll level with you – it’s looking pretty grim for a while.
For the first week and a half, from now through early September, it’s flat as a pancake. The swell is nothing to write home about – just 0.6ft to 1ft. The wind is all over the place. We do get a few mornings with clean, light offshore or glassy conditions, like on September 6th morning (WNW 6 mph) and September 8th morning (W 3 mph). But with no swell, it doesn’t matter how clean the water is. The combined wave energy is pathetically low, mostly in the single digits. You’d be sitting on your board waiting for nothing. The water temp is a nice 84° – just a bit above the norm for this time of year.
Now, on the morning of Wednesday, September 9th, we finally get a little pulse. Swell comes in at 4ft from the SSW, but with a short period of 6 seconds. The wind shifts light and cross-off from the West at 6 mph, which should keep things clean. The combined energy reaches (90), which at least has some life in it. It’s still small enough for beginners, but that short period means the waves will be bumpy and close together.
After that, it drops right back down through the 10th, 11th, and 12th of September, with the wind turning onshore and chopping things up again.
So if you need to get wet, make a plan for the morning of September 9th. That’s your best shot. Otherwise, it’s a long, quiet stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 76 | 55 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 20 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.69m | 9:22PM1.85m | 9:35AM1.76m | 9:57PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.82m | 10:33PM1.77m | 10:57AM1.86m | 11:12PM1.70m | 11:43AM1.88m | 11:57PM1.62m | 12:36PM1.87m | 00:50AM1.55m | 1:37PM1.85m | 1:54AM1.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.09m | 3:14AM0.08m | 3:26PM0.10m | 3:50AM0.06m | 4:08PM0.12m | 4:28AM0.05m | 4:52PM0.17m | 5:08AM0.07m | 5:41PM0.23m | 5:54AM0.09m | 6:35PM0.30m | 6:46AM0.13m | 7:39PM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 3 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 55 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 4 | E 11 | — | ESE 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 756 | 297 | 295 | 373 | 1156 | 527 | 2179 | 900 | 527 | 869 | 350 | 297 | 418 | 59 | 59 | 854 | 59 | 103 | 756 | 295 |
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