Skip to content
Current

Folly Beach · Charleston County · South Carolina

Folly Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast, South Carolina

Folly Beach Pier, South Carolina: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 13 mph. Water is about 70°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.3 ft at 7:31 pm.

Poor to Fair

2 ft

knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the west-southwest at 8 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northwest.NSWE
first light 6:19 amrating through the daylast light 5:48 pm
Swell
2.0 ft · 12 s · ESE
Wind
8 mph (WSW), gusts 13cross-shore
Tide
1.5 ft risinghigh 5.3 ft at 7:31 pm
Water
70°F2mm jacket
Air
72°Ffeels like 72°F
Sun
rise 6:44 amset 5:23 pm

Folly Beach Pier surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Folly Beach Pier: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Folly Beach Pier today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460472–3 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:44 am5:23 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Folly Beach Pier tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460471–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Folly Beach Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftGood8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 136.0 ft
7 am2–3 ftGood7 mph offshore (WNW)6.5 ft
8 am2 ftGood7 mph offshore (WNW)6.4 ft
9 am2–3 ftFair8 mph offshore (WNW)5.6 ft
10 am2–3 ftGood7 mph offshore (W), gusts 124.4 ft
11 am2–3 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 133.0 ft
12 pm2 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 121.8 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor to Fair8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 131.1 ft
2 pm2 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 131.0 ft
3 pmnow2 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 131.5 ft
4 pm2 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 122.5 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor to Fair7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 123.7 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor to Fair7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 124.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor4 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 95.0 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoorcalm5.9 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor4 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 96.2 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 105.9 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 115.0 ft
11 am1 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 143.8 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 142.5 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 161.4 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 180.9 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 181.0 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 171.7 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 172.8 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 163.9 ft

Folly Beach Pier beach conditions today: waves, sets and current

At 3 pm, sets at Folly Beach Pier arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 155 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
Lulls
about 155 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
15% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Folly Beach Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Folly Beach Pier: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Folly Beach Pier surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–0Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–0Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Folly Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

About the Current app →

Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Folly Beach Pier 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftGood2.2 ft · 12 s · ESE7 mph offshore (WNW)8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 136 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.3 ft · 11 s · SE4 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 912 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 186 am
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor1.1 ft · 11 s · ESE7 mph offshore (W), gusts 129 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 159 am
Thu, Nov 121 ftPoor2.2 ft · 4 s · SW15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 2321 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 281 pm
Fri, Nov 13flat (under 1 ft)Poor1.4 ft · 4 s · WSW16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 2118 mph offshore (WNW)5 pm
Sat, Nov 14flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 13 s · ESE14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2013 mph offshore (NW), gusts 187 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.6 ft · 3 s · NE11 mph offshore (N), gusts 1710 mph offshore (N), gusts 167 am
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor0.8 ft · 3 s · NE11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1711 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1610 am
Tue, Nov 170–1 ftPoor—13 mph cross-shore (NE)10 mph cross-shore (NE)4 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—14 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 2013 mph cross-shore (NE)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Folly Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Folly Beach Pier tide chart and tide times

Tides at Folly Beach Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 12:54 am, high 6.6 ft at 7:19 am, low 0.9 ft at 1:43 pm and high 5.3 ft at 7:31 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.5 ft and rising.

Tide height at Folly Beach Pier, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.02468Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.5 ft, risingLow 0.6 ft12:54 amHigh 6.6 ft7:19 amLow 0.9 ft1:43 pmHigh 5.3 ft7:31 pmLow 0.5 ft1:35 amHigh 6.2 ft8 amLow 0.8 ft2:21 pmHigh 5.1 ft8:12 pmLow 0.7 ft2:14 amHigh 6.2 ft8:39 amLow 1.0 ft3:01 pmHigh 5.0 ft8:51 pmLow 0.9 ft2:56 am
Tide height at Folly Beach Pier, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Folly Beach Pier tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.6 ft at 12:54 amHigh 6.6 ft at 7:19 amLow 0.9 ft at 1:43 pmHigh 5.3 ft at 7:31 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.5 ft at 1:35 amHigh 6.2 ft at 8 amLow 0.8 ft at 2:21 pmHigh 5.1 ft at 8:12 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.7 ft at 2:14 amHigh 6.2 ft at 8:39 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:01 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 8:51 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.9 ft at 2:56 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:18 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:47 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 9:33 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.8 ft at 3:39 amHigh 5.4 ft at 10:03 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:29 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 10:20 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.1 ft at 4:22 amHigh 5.4 ft at 10:47 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:17 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 11:07 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 1.2 ft at 5:13 amHigh 5.2 ft at 11:35 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:05 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.3 ft at 12:01 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:06 amHigh 5.0 ft at 12:22 pmLow 1.2 ft at 6:57 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.3 ft at 12:58 amLow 1.4 ft at 7:01 amHigh 4.9 ft at 1:14 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Folly Beach Pier water temperature

The water temperature at Folly Beach Pier is about 70°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°F and an 8 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 68 and 70°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 70 degrees, 2mm jacket; 68 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood70°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Folly Beach Pier

Spots near Folly Beach Pier with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Folly Beach PierFolly BeachSullivan's IslandKiawah / Seabrook IslandIsle of Palms PierEdisto BeachHunting Island

Rated right now. The Current app animates the surf itself on a live map of the whole coast. See the app →

All 9 Charleston & Lowcountry spots →

About Folly Beach Pier

Folly Beach Pier is a pier in Folly Beach, Charleston County, South Carolina, facing southeast. Also called Edwin S. Taylor Pier.

Follow Folly Beach Pier in the Current app

The first 10 days are free, and Premium adds days 11–16.

Forecasts are estimates. Never rely on them for safety. For rip current risk and beach hazards, check the National Weather Service. Forecasts from Current's novel physics simulation. No AI. No black boxes. Ocean and weather data: NOAA (U.S. government data). NOAA does not endorse this site.