Folly Beach Tide Chart
Predicted water level and the next high and low tide at Folly Beach
Monday, November 9, 3:37 PM
Highest on November 9, 6.3 ft at 7:31 AM
1.6 ft
Rising, high tide at 7:35 PM
Next high tide7:35 PMNovember 9, 5.2 ft
Next low tide1:38 AMNovember 10, 0.4 ft
Tide schedule on Monday, November 9
- 12:59 AMLow tide0.3 ft
- 7:31 AMHigh tide6.3 ft
- 1:44 PMLow tide0.5 ft
- 7:35 PMHigh tide5.2 ft
Tide chart for Monday, November 9
Folly Beach tide table for 7 daysNightHeights in feet above mean lower low water
Predictions from NOAA station Folly Island (outer coast), near Folly Beach. These are predictions, not live readings. How we use NOAA tide data
The tide chart for Folly Beach, SC, on this page uses NOAA’s Folly Island (outer coast) point, less than a kilometer from the pier area and facing the open ocean. NOAA derives it from the Charleston Harbor gauge at Customhouse Wharf, shifted earlier: the outer beach sees each high and low a few minutes before the harbor does.
Folly Beach tide schedule this week
The lowest water of these 7 days at Folly Beach comes on Monday, November 9, at 12:59 AM: 0.3 ft, before sunrise.
The biggest swing and the highest tide land on the same day, Monday, November 9: 5.9 ft between high and low, topping out at 6.3 ft at 7:31 AM.
Predicted tide from Monday, November 9 to Sunday, November 15. The water ranges from 0.3 ft on Monday, November 9, at 12:59 AM to 6.3 ft on Monday, November 9, at 7:31 AM.
Shaded parts are night. Curve drawn between NOAA high and low predictions (cosine interpolation).
| Date | Low tides | High tides | Sunrise | Sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 | 12:59 AM, 0.3 ft1:44 PM, 0.5 ft | 7:31 AM, 6.3 ft7:35 PM, 5.2 ft | 6:44 AM | 5:22 PM | New moon at 2:02 AM |
| Tue 10 | 1:38 AM, 0.4 ft2:26 PM, 0.6 ft | 8:10 AM, 6.1 ft8:15 PM, 5.1 ft | 6:45 AM | 5:22 PM | Waxing crescent, 2% lit |
| Wed 11 | 2:15 AM, 0.6 ft3:05 PM, 0.8 ft | 8:48 AM, 6.0 ft8:54 PM, 4.9 ft | 6:46 AM | 5:21 PM | Waxing crescent, 6% lit |
| Thu 12 | 2:51 AM, 0.7 ft3:44 PM, 1.0 ft | 9:26 AM, 5.8 ft9:34 PM, 4.8 ft | 6:47 AM | 5:20 PM | Waxing crescent, 11% lit |
| Fri 13 | 3:27 AM, 0.9 ft4:23 PM, 1.1 ft | 10:05 AM, 5.6 ft10:15 PM, 4.6 ft | 6:48 AM | 5:20 PM | Waxing crescent, 17% lit |
| Sat 14 | 4:05 AM, 1.0 ft5:03 PM, 1.3 ft | 10:46 AM, 5.4 ft10:58 PM, 4.5 ft | 6:49 AM | 5:19 PM | Waxing crescent, 25% lit |
| Sun 15 | 4:47 AM, 1.2 ft5:48 PM, 1.4 ft | 11:31 AM, 5.2 ft11:46 PM, 4.5 ft | 6:50 AM | 5:19 PM | Waxing crescent, 33% lit |
Heights in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
The west end and the county park
Folly Beach County Park, at 1100 West Ashley Avenue on the island’s southwest end, shows how hard the sea works this shore. A College of Charleston study describes severe erosion there over the two decades before 2013: before a renourishment in May and June 2013 there was virtually no sand at that end of the island, the “beach” was old marsh, and most of the park’s buildings and parking had been lost to the encroaching sea. A 700-foot groin of concrete, rock and steel, marked by a small tower at its end, now helps hold the new sand in place.
Lighthouse Inlet at the east end
At the far east end of the island, Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve, at 1750 East Ashley Avenue, is the city’s pick for viewing the Morris Island Lighthouse. Around the inlet, the preserve protects marshland and maritime forest, and parts of it are nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles.
Behind the island: the Folly River
The river side of the island keeps a later clock than the beach. Over the 30 days from October 21, 2026, NOAA’s Folly River Bridge point, on the river behind the island, reached high tide about half an hour after the outer coast and low tide about 11 minutes after, with highs about 0.2 ft higher. NOAA keeps a further point up Folly Creek at the Highway 171 bridge, deeper in the marsh. If you put a boat or a paddleboard in on the river, shift the times on this page by at least the river’s delay.
Low tides in daylight at Folly Beach
Sunday, November 15 is the only day from November 9 to November 15 without a low tide in daylight at Folly Beach.
6 of the 6 fall in the afternoon or evening, each about 39 minutes later than the day before.
None dips below 0.0 ft; the lowest, 0.5 ft, comes on Monday, November 9, at 1:44 PM, 3 h 38 min before sunset.
| Date | Daylight low tide | Light |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 | 1:44 PM, 0.5 ft | 3 h 38 min before sunset |
| Tue 10 | 2:26 PM, 0.6 ft | 2 h 56 min before sunset |
| Wed 11 | 3:05 PM, 0.8 ft | 2 h 16 min before sunset |
| Thu 12 | 3:44 PM, 1.0 ft | 1 h 36 min before sunset |
| Fri 13 | 4:23 PM, 1.1 ft | 57 min before sunset |
| Sat 14 | 5:03 PM, 1.3 ft | 16 min before sunset |
| Sun 15 | None | None |
Light: time from sunrise or sunset, whichever is nearer; sunrise and sunset are in the 7-day table. A dash means no low tide in daylight that day. Heights in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
Folly Beach tide calendar for November and December
Each day shows its lowest low tide between sunrise and sunset, in feet. The deeper the blue, the lower that tide.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 1: no low tide in daylight | Monday, November 2: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 7:25 AM | Tuesday, November 3: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 8:31 AM | Wednesday, November 4: lowest daylight tide 0.6 ft at 9:34 AM | Thursday, November 5: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 10:32 AM | Friday, November 6: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 11:26 AM | Saturday, November 7: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 12:15 PM |
| Sunday, November 8: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 1:01 PM | Monday, November 9: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 1:44 PM | Tuesday, November 10: lowest daylight tide 0.6 ft at 2:26 PM | Wednesday, November 11: lowest daylight tide 0.8 ft at 3:05 PM | Thursday, November 12: lowest daylight tide 1.0 ft at 3:44 PM | Friday, November 13: lowest daylight tide 1.1 ft at 4:23 PM | Saturday, November 14: lowest daylight tide 1.3 ft at 5:03 PM |
| Sunday, November 15: no low tide in daylight | Monday, November 16: no low tide in daylight | Tuesday, November 17: no low tide in daylight | Wednesday, November 18: lowest daylight tide 1.3 ft at 7:35 AM | Thursday, November 19: lowest daylight tide 1.2 ft at 8:37 AM | Friday, November 20: lowest daylight tide 1.0 ft at 9:38 AM | Saturday, November 21: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 10:37 AM |
| Sunday, November 22: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 11:34 AM | Monday, November 23: lowest daylight tide 0.2 ft at 12:28 PM | Tuesday, November 24: lowest daylight tide 0.0 ft at 1:21 PM | Wednesday, November 25: lowest daylight tide −0.1 ft at 2:14 PM | Thursday, November 26: lowest daylight tide −0.1 ft at 3:06 PM | Friday, November 27: lowest daylight tide 0.0 ft at 3:59 PM | Saturday, November 28: lowest daylight tide 0.2 ft at 4:54 PM |
| Sunday, November 29: no low tide in daylight | Monday, November 30: no low tide in daylight |
The deepest blue square of November is Wednesday, November 25: a minus tide of −0.1 ft at 2:14 PM.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, December 1: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 7:09 AM | Wednesday, December 2: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 8:14 AM | Thursday, December 3: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 9:16 AM | Friday, December 4: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 10:13 AM | Saturday, December 5: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 11:06 AM | ||
| Sunday, December 6: lowest daylight tide 0.3 ft at 11:55 AM | Monday, December 7: lowest daylight tide 0.3 ft at 12:40 PM | Tuesday, December 8: lowest daylight tide 0.3 ft at 1:22 PM | Wednesday, December 9: lowest daylight tide 0.3 ft at 2:02 PM | Thursday, December 10: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 2:40 PM | Friday, December 11: lowest daylight tide 0.5 ft at 3:17 PM | Saturday, December 12: lowest daylight tide 0.6 ft at 3:52 PM |
| Sunday, December 13: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 4:28 PM | Monday, December 14: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 5:06 PM | Tuesday, December 15: no low tide in daylight | Wednesday, December 16: no low tide in daylight | Thursday, December 17: no low tide in daylight | Friday, December 18: lowest daylight tide 0.8 ft at 8:01 AM | Saturday, December 19: lowest daylight tide 0.7 ft at 9:07 AM |
| Sunday, December 20: lowest daylight tide 0.4 ft at 10:11 AM | Monday, December 21: lowest daylight tide 0.1 ft at 11:13 AM | Tuesday, December 22: lowest daylight tide −0.2 ft at 12:10 PM | Wednesday, December 23: lowest daylight tide −0.4 ft at 1:06 PM | Thursday, December 24: lowest daylight tide −0.6 ft at 1:59 PM | Friday, December 25: lowest daylight tide −0.6 ft at 2:51 PM | Saturday, December 26: lowest daylight tide −0.6 ft at 3:42 PM |
| Sunday, December 27: lowest daylight tide −0.5 ft at 4:33 PM | Monday, December 28: no low tide in daylight | Tuesday, December 29: no low tide in daylight | Wednesday, December 30: no low tide in daylight | Thursday, December 31: lowest daylight tide 0.3 ft at 7:50 AM |
December reaches a daylight minus tide of −0.6 ft on Friday, December 25 at 2:51 PM.
High tide at Folly Beach
- Next high tide at Folly Beach
- Next: Monday, November 9 at 7:35 PM, 5.2 ft
- Next low tide at Folly Beach
- Next: Tuesday, November 10 at 1:38 AM, 0.4 ft
In the next 30 days (November 9 to December 8), the highest tide at Folly Beach is 6.6 ft on Wednesday, November 25, at 7:44 AM. 2 of the 5 highest fall after dark.
| Date | High tide | Height | Light |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 9 | 7:35 PM | 5.2 ft | After dark |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 8:10 AM | 6.1 ft | Daylight |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 8:15 PM | 5.1 ft | After dark |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 8:48 AM | 6.0 ft | Daylight |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 8:54 PM | 4.9 ft | After dark |
| Thursday, November 12 | 9:26 AM | 5.8 ft | Daylight |
| Thursday, November 12 | 9:34 PM | 4.8 ft | After dark |
| Friday, November 13 | 10:05 AM | 5.6 ft | Daylight |
| Friday, November 13 | 10:15 PM | 4.6 ft | After dark |
| Saturday, November 14 | 10:46 AM | 5.4 ft | Daylight |
| Date | High tide | Height | Light |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, November 25 | 7:44 AM | 6.6 ft | Daylight |
| Thursday, November 26 | 8:40 AM | 6.6 ft | Daylight |
| Tuesday, November 24 | 6:51 AM | 6.6 ft | After dark |
| Friday, November 27 | 9:37 AM | 6.4 ft | Daylight |
| Monday, November 23 | 6:01 AM | 6.3 ft | After dark |
Highest high tide of each day, top five. Heights in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
The county’s Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier runs 1,049 feet out into the Atlantic and ends in a diamond-shaped platform of 7,500 square feet, with the deck 22 feet above sea level. Because the NOAA point this page uses lies on the ocean side less than a kilometer from the pier area, the high and low tides here are the ones anglers on the pier fish.
November at Folly Beach: the biggest and smallest tides
In November 2026 the tide at Folly Beach peaks at 6.6 ft on Wednesday, November 25, at 7:44 AM and bottoms out at −0.6 ft on Thursday, November 26, at 2:11 AM, in the same run of big tides.
That low comes in the dark, before sunrise.
November and December both average about 5.5 ft between each day's highest high and lowest low.
The biggest daily range, 7.2 ft, comes on Wednesday, November 25, 1 day after the full moon on November 24: a spring tide, when the sun and moon line up.
Tuesday, November 17 brings the neap tide, on the day of the first quarter moon, with just 3.8 ft between high and low.
3.4 ft separates the biggest and smallest daily ranges.
| Measure | Value | When |
|---|---|---|
| Highest high | 6.6 ft | Nov 25, 7:44 AM |
| Lowest low | −0.6 ft | Nov 26, 2:11 AM |
| Average range | 5.5 ft | 30 days |
| Spring tide range | 7.2 ft | Nov 25 (1 day after full moon) |
| Neap tide range | 3.8 ft | Nov 17 (day of first quarter moon) |
Range: a day's highest high tide minus its lowest low tide. Heights in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
Folly Beach and Charleston Harbor
Folly Beach and Charleston
The Folly Island (outer coast) tides are the Customhouse Wharf tides with NOAA's fixed offsets applied. From November 9 to December 8 that puts high tide at Folly Beach 8 minutes earlier than in Charleston, and low tide 14 minutes earlier, on every tide; NOAA sets the gap, nobody measured it separately.
The lows match, while high tides at Folly Beach come out 0.1 ft lower.
| Compared with | High tide time | Low tide time | High tide height | Low tide height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) | 8 min earlier | 14 min earlier | 0.1 ft lower | About the same |
How Folly Beach's tides compare: later or earlier, higher or lower than the station named in the first column. Heights in feet.
About the Folly Island tide station
NOAA does not predict Folly Island (outer coast) on its own. It starts from Charleston (Customhouse Wharf), shifts the highs 8 minutes earlier and the lows 14 minutes earlier, and scales high tide heights to 98 percent while keeping low tide heights as they are.
Only the highs and lows come from NOAA here, and cosine interpolation fills in the curve between them.
The station is within 3 km of this page's point, yet the tide at the water's edge can still differ slightly from it.
Because each tide slips about 53 minutes a day, 7 of the 53 days loaded (November 9 to December 31) show only three tides.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| NOAA station | Folly Island (outer coast) |
| Station ID | TEC3127 |
| Type | Subordinate |
| Reference | Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) (8665530) |
| High tide offset | −8 min, height ×0.98 |
| Low tide offset | −14 min, height ×1.00 |
| Distance | Under 3 km |
| Curve | Cosine interpolation |
| Datum | MLLW, feet |
Distance in a straight line from the point this page uses for Folly Beach (32.65° N, 79.94° W).
Common questions about Folly Beach tides
When is high tide at Folly Beach?
As of Monday, November 9, the next high tide at Folly Beach is Monday, November 9 at 7:35 PM, 5.2 ft. The one after that is Tuesday, November 10 at 8:10 AM, 6.1 ft. Folly Beach has two high tides on each of the next 7 days.
When is low tide at Folly Beach?
As of Monday, November 9, the next low tide at Folly Beach is Tuesday, November 10 at 1:38 AM, 0.4 ft. The one after that is Tuesday, November 10 at 2:26 PM, 0.6 ft. Folly Beach has two low tides on each of the next 7 days.