Folly Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.66° N 79.93° W

Folly Beach, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 7 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

57 minutes ago
20
moderate winds from the S
(21 km/h at 190°)
28.5 °C-
-


Charleston Executive Airport (South Carolina)

8 km W6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
28 °C16
16
scattered
broken
broken

BUOY-CHTS1

13 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
27.8 °C-
-


SHIP164

27 km N3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 170°)
- °C-
-


SHIP8436

27 km N3 m above sea level

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


SHIP6319

27 km N15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the S
(11.16 km/h at 170°)
30.5 °C- km
- km


SHIP2078

27 km N15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
5
calm
(3.6 km/h at 230°)
30.4 °C- km
- km


SHIP5989

27 km N3 m above sea level

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


SHIP839

27 km N3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 170°)
- °C-
-


SHIP5591

27 km N3 m above sea level

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