Surf Forecasts:
Folly Beach surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSW swell with 69 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about the next few weeks down at Folly Beach.
Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a tough stretch for us. There are no good surf options to speak of. The whole period is a flat spell. We’ve got a couple of small bumps, but nothing that’s going to get the heart pumping. The first real glimmer doesn’t show up until Sunday the 24th, and even that’s marginal.
Folly Beach is usually a fairly exposed spot, and it likes a good ENE swell. But for the first two weeks, the swell is small, weak, and coming from the wrong direction, mostly the south. The wave energy is pitiful—you’re looking at readings like 13 or 37, it’s just sad. The water temp is about average for the time of year.
There is a slight change around the morning of Friday the 24th of July. We might see some knee-high S swell creep in, with a combined energy of 96. It’s still pretty weak, and it’s coming with a cross-onshore breeze, so it’ll be choppy. Nothing to get excited about. Later that week, on the morning of Saturday the 25th, the energy bumps up to 118, with 3ft swell from the south. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 18 mph, so it’ll be lumpy and messy. Not recommended for a paddle; that setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a surfer on a log.
From there, it fizzles back out. A few clean mornings here and there with glassy conditions on the 13th and offshore winds on the 15th, but the swell is barely a ripple at 1.0ft. It’s a blank run, plain and simple.
I hate to say it, but there’s just no standout day. Not one. If you really need to get wet, maybe the 24th of July morning offers the best chance of a wobbly knee-high wave, but keep your expectations on the floor. The forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 61 | 10 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.42m | 6:54PM1.92m | 7:19AM1.47m | 7:54PM1.96m | 8:20AM1.51m | 8:50PM1.96m | 9:19AM1.56m | 9:44PM1.93m | 10:16AM1.59m | 10:36PM1.86m | 11:12AM1.60m | 11:26PM1.77m | 12:06PM1.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:01AM-0.14m | 4:06PM-0.18m | 4:49AM-0.12m | 4:59PM-0.09m | 5:37AM-0.08m | 5:54PM0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | 8:29 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 |
mm | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 12 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 13 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | WNW 2 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 69 | 61 | 10 | 46 | — | 17 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 3 | 351 | 113 | 102 | 215 | 102 | 102 | 213 | 353 | 351 | 521 | 868 | 295 | 316 | 258 | 741 | 2150 | 295 | 1813 | 351 |
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