Folly Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.66° N 79.93° W

Folly Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folly Beach sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.5° 

Folly Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Folly Beach today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folly Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Folly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
31
14
23
36
43
75
72
67
63
48
47
59
44
41
41
40
39
28
38
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09AM1.80m
11:30PM1.59m
12:02PM1.80m
00:23AM1.53m
1:02PM1.81m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.25m
5:42AM0.07m
6:30PM0.31m
6:35AM0.10m
7:34PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
29
30
30
31
32
31
31
32
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
31
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