Folly Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South Carolina, USA)
Folly Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell ENE | Wind NW
Sea Temperature Today is: 22.6 °C
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| 11AM | 2PM | 5PM | 8PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SE |
 SE |
SE |
 ESE |
| Period (s) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Folly Island (outer coast), South Carolina, 1 km from Folly Beach.
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Folly Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At BUOY-FBIS1, 5 km from Folly Beach.
light winds from the ENE km/h |  | Air temperature 21.8 °C |
Overall Folly Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Folly Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Carolina South surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Folly Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Folly Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break9 mi
- Fourth closest break13 mi
- Fifth closest break15 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Folly Beach:
- Closest wave buoy50 mi
- Second closest wave buoy103 mi
- Third closest wave buoy117 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy132 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy134 mi
Tide stations nearest to Folly Beach:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station1 mi
- Third closest tide station1 mi
- Fourth closest tide station2 mi
- Fifth closest tide station5 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Folly Beach:
- Closest ski area243 mi
- Second closest ski area245 mi
- Third closest ski area254 mi
- Fourth closest ski area257 mi
- Fifth closest ski area261 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Folly Beach:
- Closest city location5 mi
- Second closest city location9 mi
- Third closest city location16 mi
- Fourth closest city location23 mi
- Fifth closest city location29 mi
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Folly Beach, Carolina South. Use the tab navigation above to view Folly Beach sea temperature, Folly Beach photographs, Folly Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Folly Beach webcams, current wind from Carolina South live weather stations and Folly Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Folly Beach.
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