Folly Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.66° N 79.93° W

Folly Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folly Beach sea temperature is
30.5°C
2.4° 

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 22 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SW swell with 64 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8AM (Tue 25th Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 5s

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


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