Folly Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.66° N 79.93° W

Folly Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folly Beach sea temperature is
29.6° C
1.9° 

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


Folly Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSW swell with 71 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful11AM (Sat 11th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Folly Beach over the next 16 days.


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