Folly Beach Tide Chart (SC)

Folly Beach (SC) tide times, Jul 29 – Aug 6

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Wed Jul 29	2:32 AM	Low	0.5 ft (0.15 m)
	8:44 AM	High	4.7 ft (1.44 m)
	2:20 PM	Low	0.3 ft (0.09 m)
	9:16 PM	High	5.8 ft (1.77 m)
Thu Jul 30	3:09 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.12 m)
	9:24 AM	High	4.8 ft (1.46 m)
	3:01 PM	Low	0.3 ft (0.09 m)
	9:52 PM	High	5.8 ft (1.76 m)
Fri Jul 31	3:45 AM	Low	0.3 ft (0.10 m)
	10:02 AM	High	4.9 ft (1.49 m)
	3:42 PM	Low	0.3 ft (0.10 m)
	10:25 PM	High	5.7 ft (1.73 m)
Sat Aug 1	4:20 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.07 m)
	10:39 AM	High	5.0 ft (1.53 m)
	4:24 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.12 m)
	10:58 PM	High	5.6 ft (1.69 m)
Sun Aug 2	4:56 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.05 m)
	11:18 AM	High	5.2 ft (1.58 m)
	5:09 PM	Low	0.5 ft (0.15 m)
	11:34 PM	High	5.4 ft (1.65 m)
Mon Aug 3	5:35 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.03 m)
	12:01 PM	High	5.4 ft (1.63 m)
	5:58 PM	Low	0.6 ft (0.19 m)
Tue Aug 4	12:15 AM	High	5.2 ft (1.60 m)
	6:18 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.02 m)
	12:50 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.68 m)
	6:53 PM	Low	0.8 ft (0.24 m)
Wed Aug 5	1:04 AM	High	5.1 ft (1.54 m)
	7:08 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.02 m)
	1:46 PM	High	5.7 ft (1.73 m)
	7:57 PM	Low	0.9 ft (0.27 m)
Thu Aug 6	2:01 AM	High	4.9 ft (1.49 m)
	8:04 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.02 m)
	2:48 PM	High	5.8 ft (1.77 m)
	9:04 PM	Low	0.9 ft (0.27 m)

Folly Beach is semidiurnal — paired highs (4.7 and 5.8 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. An average swing here this week moves 5.0 ft of water. A 5.8 ft swing — Folly Beach's biggest this table — runs from the 8:04 AM low on Thu Aug 6 into the next high. Folly Beach tops out at 5.8 ft (Thu Aug 6 2:48 PM) and bottoms at 0.1 ft (Thu Aug 6 8:04 AM).

Moving-water windows — Folly Beach

Folly Beach mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 5.0 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Wed Jul 29: 5:38 AM — 4.2 ft flood · 11:32 AM — 4.4 ft ebb · 5:48 PM — 5.5 ft flood
• Thu Jul 30: 12:12 AM — 5.4 ft ebb · 6:16 AM — 4.4 ft flood · 12:12 PM — 4.5 ft ebb · 6:26 PM — 5.5 ft flood

Folly Beach water temperature

Sea surface temperature 13 km away at Charleston Offshore SC is currently 30.1 °C (86.2 °F), 5.8 °C above the seasonal normal, from satellite and ocean-model data refreshed daily.

Fishing near Folly Beach

• Charleston Offshore SC fishing forecastscore 63 · 13 km

Folly Beach numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #8666652 (Folly River Bridge, Folly Island), 0.8 km off Folly Beach center; this open-water pick beat 22 closer-in candidates. Onshore wind or a storm can push real water at Folly Beach above the 5.8 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Folly Beach times station-local, refreshed 2026-07-29.