Folly Beach Tide Chart (SC)

Folly Beach (SC) tide times, Sep 14 – Sep 22

Day	Time	Tide	Height
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)
Thu Sep 17	12:55 AM	High	5.0 ft (1.53 m)
	6:32 AM	Low	1.1 ft (0.35 m)
	1:40 PM	High	5.7 ft (1.73 m)
	7:36 PM	Low	1.5 ft (0.47 m)
Fri Sep 18	1:44 AM	High	4.8 ft (1.48 m)
	7:20 AM	Low	1.3 ft (0.40 m)
	2:32 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.69 m)
	8:31 PM	Low	1.7 ft (0.51 m)
Sat Sep 19	2:37 AM	High	4.8 ft (1.45 m)
	8:15 AM	Low	1.4 ft (0.43 m)
	3:26 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.68 m)
	9:26 PM	Low	1.7 ft (0.51 m)
Sun Sep 20	3:32 AM	High	4.8 ft (1.45 m)
	9:12 AM	Low	1.4 ft (0.43 m)
	4:21 PM	High	5.6 ft (1.69 m)
	10:18 PM	Low	1.6 ft (0.49 m)
Mon Sep 21	4:29 AM	High	4.8 ft (1.48 m)
	10:09 AM	Low	1.3 ft (0.41 m)
	5:15 PM	High	5.7 ft (1.73 m)
	11:08 PM	Low	1.4 ft (0.44 m)
Tue Sep 22	5:24 AM	High	5.0 ft (1.53 m)
	11:04 AM	Low	1.2 ft (0.36 m)
	6:05 PM	High	5.8 ft (1.78 m)
	11:53 PM	Low	1.2 ft (0.37 m)

Folly Beach is semidiurnal — paired highs (6.2 and 5.5 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. An average swing here this week moves 4.2 ft of water. A 5.8 ft swing — Folly Beach's biggest this table — runs from the 4:34 AM low on Mon Sep 14 into the next high. Folly Beach tops out at 6.2 ft (Mon Sep 14 11:24 AM) and bottoms at 0.4 ft (Mon Sep 14 4:34 AM).

Moving-water windows — Folly Beach

Folly Beach mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 4.2 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Mon Sep 14: 7:59 AM — 5.8 ft flood · 2:17 PM — 5.5 ft ebb · 8:18 PM — 4.8 ft flood
• Tue Sep 15: 2:19 AM — 4.9 ft ebb · 8:39 AM — 5.4 ft flood · 3:01 PM — 5.0 ft ebb · 9:03 PM — 4.2 ft flood

Folly Beach water temperature

Sea surface temperature 13 km away at Charleston Offshore SC is currently 24.3 °C (75.8 °F), 0.0 °C below the seasonal normal, from satellite and ocean-model data refreshed daily.

Fishing near Folly Beach

• Charleston Offshore SC fishing forecastscore 75 · 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 6.2 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Folly Beach times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-14.