Folly Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.66° N 79.93° W

Folly Beach, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folly Beach sea temperature is
29.5° C
1.6° 

Folly Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Folly Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Folly Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Folly Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-FBIS1

4 km ENE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the SE
(15 km/h at 130°)
27.7 °C-
-


Charleston Executive Airport (South Carolina)

8 km W6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 140°)
28 °C16
16


BUOY-CHTS1

13 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the SSE
(17 km/h at 150°)
27.4 °C-
-


SHIP1849

27 km N15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the SSE
(9.360000000000001 km/h at 150°)
30.7 °C- km
- km


SHIP8263

27 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
5
calm
(5 km/h at 150°)
- °C-
-


SHIP954

27 km N3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the S
(8 km/h at 180°)
- °C-
-


SHIP1984

27 km N15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the SE
(7.5600000000000005 km/h at 140°)
30.5 °C- km
- km


SHIP3887

27 km N15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the SSE
(7.5600000000000005 km/h at 160°)
30.6 °C- km
- km


SHIP7780

27 km N3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the SSE
(9 km/h at 150°)
- °C-
-


SHIP748

27 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the SE
(8 km/h at 140°)
- °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Folly Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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