Folly Beach surf report

Folly Beach, South Carolina

Updated 4:00 AM EDT

47/ 100

Marginal Water temperature is 77°F — but wave size at 0.9 ft is what holds it back.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 0.9 ft · 45% of the score 20
Swell period 7s · 30% of the score 45
Wind 5 mph · 15% of the score 100
Water temperature 77°F · 10% of the score 95

Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Folly Beach is also scored for

95 Families with kids surf calmness 0.9 ft 94 Swimming water temperature 77°F

About Folly Beach

Folly Beach sits on the South Carolina coast, where the water runs from about 53°F in January to 87°F in July.

The water averages above 70°F in May, June, July, August, September and October — 6 months of the year — peaking around 87°F in July and dropping to about 53°F in January.

Today it is 77°F. That is 4° above the October average of 73°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Folly Island (outer Coast) about 0.9 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Folly Beach good for surfing today?

Marginal — we score it 47 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.9 ft.

What makes a good surfing day?

We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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