University of South Carolina

South Carolina Nearshore Monitoring System Real-time wave & current information in the nearshore at Folly Beach Edwin S. Taylor Fishing Pier, SC

Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System Funded by:

	The measurement location is approximately 1,000 ft past the end of the pier at approximately 4m water depth.
Station Location: 32^o39.009’ N, 79^o56.217’ W	Last Update: 7/30 6:00 AM EDT This webpage self-refreshes every 15 minutes with new data arriving at 15 minutes past each hour.

A. Directional Wave Information

Past 24 hour animations

Last update	7/30 6:00 AM EDT
Significant Wave Height	0.36 meters (1.18 feet)
Peak Period	8.00 seconds
Peak Direction	from SE (134.0 degrees)
Depth	3.09 meters (10.13 feet)
Maximum Height	0.40 meters (1.31 feet)
Mean Period	4.90 seconds

Graphs (units Metric) 1 day 3 days 1 week 1 month 3 months 1 year

Graphs (units English) 1 day 3 days 1 week 1 month 3 months 1 year

DODS/OPeNDAP Data Query

B. Ocean Current Information

Past 24 hour animations

Bin Number	Height above seabed (meters)	Current Speed (meters/second) (knots)	Current Direction (degrees)
1	1.55	0.114 (0.222)	275
2	2.05	0.143 (0.278)	262
3	2.55	0.146 (0.284)	250
4	3.05	0.152 (0.295)	237
Bin average		0.139 meters/second (0.270 knots)	toward WSW (256 degrees)

C. Meteorological Condition Information

Weather conditions