Folly Beach Pier Southside Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Folly Beach Pier Southside is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the SE, with moderate wind from the SW, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | SE |
| Best wind | moderate wind from the SW |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (moderate-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-29 13:45 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 1.6 ft |
| Dominant period | 9s |
| Swell direction | ESE (112°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 41076 (18 mi away) |
| Wind | 11 kt from the ESE — NDBC FBIS1 (4 mi away) |
Folly Beach Pier Southside 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Folly Beach Pier Southside from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Aug 29 | 1–2 ft | 7s SE | 5 kt E |
| Sun Aug 30 | 1–2 ft | 4s SE | 7 kt E |
| Mon Aug 31 | 1–2 ft | 8s SE | 8 kt ESE |
| Tue Sep 1 | 1–2 ft | 9s SE | 8 kt SSE |
| Wed Sep 2 | 2 ft | 11s SE | 8 kt SSW |
| Thu Sep 3 | 1–2 ft | 9s SE | 8 kt SSW |
| Fri Sep 4 | 2 ft | 7s SE | 9 kt SW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8665530 (CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf)), the nearest tide station (9 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 00:08 — High 5.134 ft
- 2026-06-06 06:41 — Low 0.606 ft
- 2026-06-06 12:36 — High 4.395 ft
- 2026-06-06 18:38 — Low 0.824 ft
- 2026-06-07 00:52 — High 5.037 ft
- 2026-06-07 07:27 — Low 0.511 ft
Frequently asked
Is Folly Beach Pier Southside working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-29 13:45 UTC), Folly Beach Pier Southside is marginal: the live 0–2 ft medium-period swell from the E is off its ideal SE direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is strong from the SE.
Is Folly Beach Pier Southside good for beginners?
Folly Beach Pier Southside is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for Folly Beach Pier Southside?
Folly Beach Pier Southside tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for Folly Beach Pier Southside?
The best swell direction for Folly Beach Pier Southside is from the southeast (SE). Swell arriving from the southeast lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for Folly Beach Pier Southside?
Folly Beach Pier Southside is most often good with moderate wind from the southwest (SW) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Folly Beach Pier Southside come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41076) and the nearest NOAA tide station (CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Folly Beach Pier Southside is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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