Folly Beach Tide Chart (SC)

Folly Beach (SC) tide times, Sep 8 – Sep 16

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Tue Sep 8	12:04 AM	Low	0.6 ft (0.19 m)
	6:30 AM	High	5.5 ft (1.68 m)
	12:09 PM	Low	0.1 ft (0.03 m)
	7:01 PM	High	6.6 ft (2.00 m)
Wed Sep 9	12:57 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.12 m)
	7:27 AM	High	5.8 ft (1.78 m)
	1:06 PM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	7:52 PM	High	6.6 ft (2.02 m)
Thu Sep 10	1:46 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.06 m)
	8:19 AM	High	6.1 ft (1.87 m)
	2:00 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.02 m)
	8:39 PM	High	6.6 ft (2.00 m)
Fri Sep 11	2:31 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.03 m)
	9:08 AM	High	6.3 ft (1.92 m)
	2:51 PM	Low	-0.0 ft (0.00 m)
	9:23 PM	High	6.4 ft (1.95 m)
Sat Sep 12	3:15 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.03 m)
	9:55 AM	High	6.4 ft (1.94 m)
	3:39 PM	Low	0.2 ft (0.05 m)
	10:05 PM	High	6.1 ft (1.87 m)
Sun Sep 13	3:55 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.06 m)
	10:40 AM	High	6.3 ft (1.93 m)
	4:25 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.12 m)
	10:46 PM	High	5.9 ft (1.78 m)
Mon Sep 14	4:34 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.12 m)
	11:24 AM	High	6.2 ft (1.90 m)
	5:10 PM	Low	0.7 ft (0.21 m)
	11:27 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.69 m)
Tue Sep 15	5:12 AM	Low	0.6 ft (0.19 m)
	12:07 PM	High	6.0 ft (1.84 m)
	5:56 PM	Low	1.0 ft (0.31 m)
Wed Sep 16	12:10 AM	High	5.3 ft (1.60 m)
	5:50 AM	Low	0.9 ft (0.27 m)
	12:52 PM	High	5.8 ft (1.78 m)
	6:44 PM	Low	1.3 ft (0.40 m)

Folly Beach is semidiurnal — paired highs (5.5 and 6.6 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. An average swing here this week moves 5.7 ft of water. A 6.6 ft swing — Folly Beach's biggest this table — runs from the 1:06 PM low on Wed Sep 9 into the next high. Folly Beach tops out at 6.6 ft (Wed Sep 9 7:52 PM) and bottoms at -0.1 ft (Thu Sep 10 2:00 PM).

Moving-water windows — Folly Beach

Folly Beach mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 5.7 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Tue Sep 8: 3:17 AM — 4.9 ft flood · 9:19 AM — 5.4 ft ebb · 3:35 PM — 6.5 ft flood · 9:59 PM — 6.2 ft ebb
• Wed Sep 9: 4:12 AM — 5.5 ft flood · 10:16 AM — 5.9 ft ebb · 4:29 PM — 6.6 ft flood · 10:49 PM — 6.4 ft ebb

Folly Beach water temperature

Sea surface temperature 13 km away at Charleston Offshore SC is currently 29.5 °C (85.1 °F), 5.2 °C above the seasonal normal, from satellite and ocean-model data refreshed daily.

Fishing near Folly Beach

• Charleston Offshore SC fishing forecastscore 59 · 13 km

Tide charts near Folly Beach

• Charleston tide chart~13 km
• Isle of Palms tide chart~20 km
• Hilton Head tide chart~103 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 6.6 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Folly Beach times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-08.