Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 92 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Folly Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Folly Beach in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the outlook for Folly Beach. I gotta be straight with you—things are looking pretty quiet out there for the next couple of weeks.
Overall, we’ve got a flat spell stretching across the entire 16-day window. The energy just isn't there. The first few days have a bit of small fun-sized swell nudging in, but the winds are never quite in the right spot to make it shine, and the scores are all low. From September 8th onward, it gets real skinny, with only a few tiny pulses that don’t amount to much.
Starting on the morning of Tuesday, the 1st, we see a poor 1ft of swell from the ESE with a short period of 7 seconds, but it’s cross-shore and the energy is a very weak 21. That combo is basically a no-go. That pattern continues right through to the 3rd of September, with a bump to 2ft on the 2nd from 11-second period SE swell, but it’s cross-onshore. The wave energy climbs up to 92 by Wednesday morning and then 103 Thursday afternoon—still very modest.
The best-looking window is actually a couple of small mornings. On Wednesday the 10th of September, we’ve got glassy, clean conditions in the morning with a light westerly, but the swell is only 1ft at 10 seconds. It’s clean, but tiny. Then again on the morning of the 11th, it’s glassy with virtually no wind, but again just 0.7ft of ESE swell at 8 seconds. You’d need a longboard and a whole lot of patience.
The water temperature is about average for this time of year.
Because all the swells are coming from the side or onshore, and the size is tiny, the setup stays more of a paddling pond than a real surf zone. If you’re desperate, bring a foamie, but there’s nothing here that screams "go."
With such low energy across the board, there are no standouts. The entire 16 days is a long gap of "better luck next time."
Stay tuned, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 9 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 21 | 14 | 36 | 92 | 80 | 46 | 29 | 64 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.65m | 11:09AM1.80m | 11:30PM1.59m | 12:02PM1.80m | 00:23AM1.53m | 1:02PM1.81m | 1:25AM1.49m | 2:08PM1.81m | 2:34AM1.47m | 3:19PM1.82m | 3:46AM1.49m | 4:28PM1.85m | 4:56AM1.55m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.05m | 5:34PM0.25m | 5:42AM0.07m | 6:30PM0.31m | 6:35AM0.10m | 7:34PM0.35m | 7:35AM0.13m | 8:43PM0.37m | 8:42AM0.14m | 9:51PM0.34m | 9:50AM0.12m | 10:54PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 14 | 36 | 92 | 80 | 46 | 29 | 64 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 525 | 372 | 496 | 229 | 14 | 447 | 229 | 229 | 407 | 112 | 296 | 934 | 1066 | 1392 | 1813 | 176 | 878 | 741 | 856 |
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