Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach Pier surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SSW swell with 67 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I'm not sugarcoating it: we've got a big, fat zero going on for the next 16 days. There's no surf worth paddling for. Not one good session on the horizon. The wave energy never gets out of the low range, topping out at a weak 67, and the swell is just short-period slop that can't hold up. The water's 86°F, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's the only bright spot.
Let's run through it. Thursday and Friday are flat with 0.5ft to 0.7ft of junk and cross-onshore wind making a mess. The weekend brings some rain but the swell stays tiny. There's a moment on Monday morning, July 27, with a light offshore from the NW and clean water, but it's only a 0.4ft wave – you'd be floating more than surfing.
As we go into the second week and August, it's the same story. Tuesday afternoon, July 28, sees a 1ft south swell with a short 5-second period and a fresh cross-onshore breeze – it's lumpy and unsurfable. The rest is just a long line of 0.5ft and 0.3ft days with onshore or cross-onshore wind. Folly Beach Pier is a beach and pier setup, and with this kind of weak, wind-chopped surf, it honestly looks more interesting for kiteboarding than paddle surfing.
There is no best day. No standout. Just a long, quiet stretch. This area can go cold like this for a bit. Keep the wax in the wrapper and wait for a better window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 16 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 67 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.64m | 4:50AM1.32m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.19m | 10:37PM0.34m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 21 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 4 | S 4 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 8 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | — | 45 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 67 | 76 | 35 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 264 | 334 | 507 | 522 | 283 | 283 | 297 | 103 | 295 | 59 | 245 | 522 | 861 | 585 | 103 | 717 | 112 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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