Folly Beach Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Folly Beach Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 05:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:37PM1.35m
7:14AM1.67m
7:18PM1.35m
7:52AM1.66m
7:57PM1.34m
8:28AM1.65m
8:34PM1.33m
9:03AM1.62m
9:10PM1.32m
9:37AM1.59m
9:48PM1.33m
10:14AM1.57m
10:30PM1.35m
10:56AM1.53m
11:18PM1.39m
11:43AM1.49m
00:13AM1.44m
12:36PM1.45m
1:12AM1.51m
1:35PM1.41m
2:15AM1.58m
2:39PM1.38m
3:21AM1.66m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.06m
1:28PM0.08m
1:12AM0.04m
2:06PM0.07m
1:50AM0.03m
2:43PM0.08m
2:28AM0.02m
3:19PM0.08m
3:06AM0.03m
3:56PM0.08m
3:48AM0.04m
4:35PM0.07m
4:35AM0.07m
5:18PM0.05m
5:28AM0.10m
6:06PM0.02m
6:29AM0.12m
6:59PM-0.02m
7:36AM0.13m
7:56PM-0.06m
8:46AM0.11m
8:55PM-0.12m
9:53AM0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
4
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.8
E
4
1.2
ENE
5
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
 km/h
10
SSE
25
SW
30
W
20
W
10
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
S
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
W
5
SSW
20
ENE
25
ENE
 mm 
4
12
1
max°C
20
19
17
15
10
15
15
15
16
17
14
8
8
12
17
17
17
17
19
17
18
19
18
20
21
20
22
24
20
20
20
20
22
22
16
16
Moonrise
7:08
8:00
8:47
9:28
10:04
10:35
11:04
11:32
11:59
12:29
1:02
1:42
Moonset
3:58
4:47
5:42
6:41
7:42
8:43
9:45
10:46
11:48
12:51
1:58
3:08
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
Today's sea temperature in Folly Beach is
11.8° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.2 max: 23.6 min: 18.7°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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