Surf forecast · United States · East Coast
Surf forecast Folly Beach today
Waves, swell and wind at Folly Beach (East Coast, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Folly Beach surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑E | 25–52 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 29–47 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑E | 36–57 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.7 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑E | 32–57 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 23–45 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 24–35 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 28–22 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 26–27 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑E | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 21–28 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 24–21 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 25–19 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 24–27 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Folly Beach
Open the waves map centred on Folly Beach
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Folly Beach
Water temperature in Folly Beach · Tides in Charleston · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Folly Beach today?
- Fun: waves 1.5 m at 6 s from ENE, swell 0.7 m · 8 s E (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Folly Beach?
- Wind 20 km/h from NE: cross-shore for a beach facing SSE.
- When is the best time to surf Folly Beach today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Folly Beach?
- 20.3 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Wrightsville Beach 265 km · Jacksonville Beach 294 km · New Smyrna Beach 407 km · Cocoa Beach 484 km · Cape Hatteras 501 km · Sebastian Inlet 533 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Folly Beach, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.