Folly Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Folly Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Well, I’m not gonna sugar-coat it – this is a tough stretch. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but there’s barely a ripple to get excited about. The whole period is a flat spell, with no real swell energy finding its way here. The first recommendation we get is for Tuesday morning, July 28th, but it’s a real struggle. We’re looking at a tiny 0.7ft wave from the ESE with a short 8-second period, and the combined energy is a measly 7 (weak). The wind is a gentle cross-shore, but it’s just not enough to push anything rideable. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The whole first week and into the second is a washout. The swell heights hover around 0.3ft to 3ft, but the periods are all short, and the combined energy never climbs above 97 (weak). The winds are a mess of cross-on and onshore directions, just chopping up any tiny bit of shape that might try to form. There are a few clean mornings with light offshore winds, like on Thursday morning, July 30th, and Wednesday morning, August 5th, but with the swell being virtually non-existent, it’s pretty much a lake. You could paddle a board around, but you won’t be standing up.

The best of a bad bunch might be the afternoon of Sunday, August 2nd. The wave height bumps up to 2ft from the SSE, with an 8-second period, and the combined energy hits 97 (weak). It’s still not great, and the wind is a moderate cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit lumpy. But honestly, for a beginner, this is about as good as it gets in this window – small, weak, and not too intimidating.

A few mornings later, like Monday, August 10th, we get a clean morning with a light offshore wind from the west and a 2ft wave from the SSW, but again, the period is a short 4 seconds, so it’s just a messy little wind swell with no push. The energy is only 24 (weak).

There’s a long gap of essentially flat conditions from the start all the way through. For an area like this, a blank run like this is fairly normal. It happens. Don’t hang up your board just yet – forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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