Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSW swell with 84 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about Folly Beach. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions on the cards for most of the next 16 days. The swell energy is barely registering, topping out at a weak 81 (moderate energy) right at the very end of the period. It’s going to be a waiting game.
The outlook kicks off on Thursday morning, July 9th, with a tiny 2ft SW swell carrying a short, weak 5-second period. The combined energy is a measly 38. Winds are cross-offshore from the WSW at 9 mph, so it’s clean, but there’s just no power in the water. It’s a flat spell for all intents and purposes.
Friday morning, July 10th, is even smaller, with a 1ft SE swell. The energy drops to 11. Saturday morning, the 11th, offers a slight bump to 3ft from the S at 6 seconds, but the energy is still poor at 63, and the swell is too short-period to offer any real shape. We get a few clean mornings here and there, like Sunday morning the 12th with glassy conditions on a 1ft SE swell, but it’s just not enough to get excited about.
There’s a significant gap from about July 12th through to July 15th, with nothing but tiny, weak waves. Wednesday morning, July 15th, is glassy, but the wave is a pathetic 1ft.
The best chance we see is a long way off, on Thursday morning, July 23rd, when a 3ft S swell (5-second period) rolls in with a combined energy of 69. The wind is moderate cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit bumpy, but it’s the biggest swell energy we’ll see. Then Friday morning, July 24th, is slightly better, with a 3ft S swell and the highest energy reading of the whole forecast at 81. Still, with a short period and moderate cross-shore wind, it’s not going to be epic.
Folly Beach is a fairly exposed beach break, but the swell direction is from the S and SW, which is not the optimum ENE direction. The water temp is about average for the time of year. Honestly, for the next week and a half, the waves are too small and weak to call it surfable. It’s a kite-surfing setup if the wind is right, but for a paddle surfer, this is a blank run. This is a classic summer lull for the area, so don’t be surprised. Keep an eye on the last few days of the window, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 25 | 43 | 33 | 11 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.40m | 3:42PM1.71m | 4:00AM1.38m | 4:47PM1.79m | 5:08AM1.39m | 5:52PM1.86m | 6:15AM1.42m | 6:54PM1.92m | 7:19AM1.47m | 7:54PM1.96m | 8:20AM1.51m | 8:50PM1.96m | 9:19AM1.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.23m | 9:15AM-0.06m | 10:17PM0.19m | 10:15AM-0.10m | 11:23PM0.12m | 11:17AM-0.14m | 00:25AM0.05m | 12:18PM-0.19m | 1:24AM-0.03m | 1:19PM-0.23m | 2:19AM-0.09m | 2:16PM-0.24m | 3:11AM-0.13m | 3:12PM-0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | 8:30 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | — | 4 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | NE 5 | SW 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 12 | 11 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | NNE 2 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 25 | 43 | 33 | — | 61 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 50 | — | 20 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 3 | 1335 | 114 | 61 | 718 | 241 | 243 | 1813 | 162 | 102 | 717 | 102 | 263 | 351 | 105 | 351 | 2322 | 102 | 102 | 496 |
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