Folly Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the surf forecast for the next two weeks is a bit of a bummer. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy waves ahead. The first few days are particularly flat, and it’s going to be a challenge to find anything worth paddling out for. The whole period is pretty much a write-off, so don’t go getting your hopes up. There’s no standout day, no magic window. It’s just one of those quiet spells.

The first bit of real action, if you can call it that, shows up on Monday 7th July. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. We’re looking at Folly Beach, and honestly, it’s a tough sell. The swell is tiny, only 2ft from the South, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 32, so there’s hardly any push. The wind is a cross-shore from the SW, which is not great, but it’s light. It’s clean-ish, but with that little energy, you’re just going to be bobbing around. The afternoon gets a bit more size, maybe 3ft, but the wind picks up to a moderate breeze and it gets choppy. Not a good look.

The rest of the week into the weekend is a similar story. Tuesday morning (8th July) has a tiny 0.9ft swell with a long 9-second period, but the energy is a shocking 12. The wind is light cross-off, so it’s glassy, but there’s simply no wave. It’s a lake out there. The afternoon gets a bit more wind and chop, still no good. Thursday (10th July) afternoon sees a 4ft swell from the South, but the period is short at 5 seconds, and the energy is a weak 81. The wind is a fresh onshore, making it lumpy and choppy. It’s a mess.

The one bright spot, if you’re desperate, is Sunday 13th July morning. We get a light offshore wind from the WNW, and the swell is 0.9ft from the SE with a period of 10 seconds. The energy is still just 24. It’s clean, glassy even, but it’s tiny. You’d need a longboard and a lot of patience. The crowd factor at Folly Beach is “sometimes,” so you might have it to yourself, but that’s because there’s nothing to surf.

The second week doesn’t offer any hope, either. The swell stays tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy numbers are all in the weak range. We’ve got a few mornings with clean conditions and tiny 0.9ft waves, but nothing that will get you out of bed. The whole 16-day window is a total flat spell for Folly Beach. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most afternoons, with that fresh wind and small chop, but for a surfer? Best to save your energy. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a blank run.

Rusty

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