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 1,500 ft off the end of the pier at approximately 4m water depth.
Station Location: 32^o39.009’ N, 79^o56.217’ W	Last Update: 10/9 3:00 PM 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	10/9 3:00 PM EDT
Significant Wave Height	1.11 meters (3.64 feet)
Peak Period	8.00 seconds
Peak Direction	from SE (138.0 degrees)
Depth	5.33 meters (17.48 feet)
Maximum Height	1.35 meters (4.43 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	0.059 (0.115)	230
2	2.05	0.083 (0.161)	209
3	2.55	0.134 (0.260)	201
4	3.05	0.112 (0.218)	206
5	3.55	0.110 (0.214)	232
6	4.05	0.089 (0.173)	252
7	4.55	0.083 (0.161)	258
Bin average		0.096 meters/second (0.186 knots)	toward SW (226 degrees)

C. Meteorological Condition Information

Weather conditions