Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach Pier surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, E swell with 86 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 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 outlook for the next 16 days isn't what any of us want to hear. We're looking at Folly Beach Pier, and honestly, there's just nothing doing. The whole run is a blank.
Right now, and for the foreseeable future, we've got a long stretch of poor surf with no real waves to speak of. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore chopping things up, and the energy is just not there. The combined swell energy never gets into moderate territory, mostly hovering in the weak range (values like 25, 6, 21, 12) – it's a total flat spell.
We do get a brief moment on the morning of Sunday, September 6th, where the wind swings to a light cross-offshore, cleaning things up, but with a swell of just 1 ft from the south and a period of 5 seconds, it's barely a ripple. The morning of Tuesday, September 15th, and Thursday, September 17th, look glassy, but again, the swell is a pathetic 1 ft and 0.3 ft. You'd be floating.
There's a slight uptick in energy on the 12th of September, with a bit of onshore wind pushing a 3 ft swell, and the combined energy hits 102 (moderate) for a second, but the wind is onshore and the period is a short 6 seconds. It's a mess.
For a beach/pier break like Folly, this is a tough run. With no worthwhile swell, poor quality, and often strong winds, the setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now. The water temperature is currently a warm 83°, which is about normal for this time of year, but that's the only highlight.
There are no standouts, no hidden gems, nothing. The forecast confidence is high for the first week because it's all consistently bad. The second week looks equally grim. Save your wax and wait for a better window.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | SW 5 |
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 kJ | 18 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 73 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 86 | 51 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.84m | 3:07AM1.45m | 3:56PM1.86m | 4:22AM1.48m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.39m | 8:58AM0.18m | 10:01PM0.37m | 10:09AM0.15m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 58 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 7 | 16 | — | 18 | 73 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 86 | 51 | 26 | — | 2 | 17 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1124 | 110 | 297 | 1348 | 487 | 737 | 737 | 857 | 737 | 737 | 106 | 502 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 522 | 295 | 315 | 879 | 103 |
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