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Surf Break: Folly Beach

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Surf Break: Folly Beach

Photo credit: Ecoastprock
Surf Break: Folly Beach

Folly Beach in South Carolina is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Folly Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Folly Beach surf quality by season and Folly Beach surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Folly Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Folly Beach Pier	1 mi
Second closest break	The Washout	2 mi
Third closest break	Cliffs (Cambria)	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Berts Bar	9 mi
Fifth closest break	35th Street Iop	13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Folly Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	50 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Grays Reef Buoy	103 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	134 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	138 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	St Augustine Buoy	184 mi
Tide stations nearest to Folly Beach:
Closest tide station	Folly Island (outer coast), South Carolina	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Folly River, north, Folly Island, South Carolina	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Folly River Bridge, Flooy Island, South Carolina	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Folly Beach, Folly River bridge, Folly Island, Sout	1 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Folly Creek, Hwy. 171 bridge, South Carolina	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Folly Beach:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	254 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	257 mi
Third closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	261 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Wolf Laurel (United States)	262 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	266 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Folly Beach:
Closest city location	Folly Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Mount Pleasant (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Sullivans Island (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Charleston (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kiawah Island (United States)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Folly Beach is Charleston Afb International Airport (CHS) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Folly Beach is Beaufort Mcas Airport (NBC), also in USA, 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Third is Santee Cooper Rgnl (Plymouth) Airport (MNI) in Montserrat Island, 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) in USA is 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Hunter Aaf Airport (SVN), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Folly Beach and is 136 km (84 miles) away.