Folly Beach, United States

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Folly Beach, South Carolina, May 2007
Folly Beach, the nearest town. Photo: Brian Stansberry at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Folly Beach

Folly Beach is a town in South Carolina, United States. From Folly Beach you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Folly Beach Pier, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 40 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CHS, 28 km away.

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Staying in Folly Beach

  • 40 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: CHS, 28 km, HHH, 86 km, SAV, 132 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Folly Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Folly Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Folly Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Folly Beach: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Folly Beach Pier0.2 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft107 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, too small5 ft290 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small4 ft181 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, too small3 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft69 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, too small2 ft39 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft51 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, too small
All readings for Folly Beach Pier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Folly Beach Pier, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small3 ft8 smushy107kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small5 ft8 smushy290kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct23, too small4 ft8 ssoft181kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small3 ft7 smushy69kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small2 ft8 smushy39kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small3 ft7 smushy51kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots19°C
Kiawah Island14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Kiawah Island2 ft35 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small4 ft186 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft110 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small2 ft23 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft21 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft31 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Kiawah Island: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kiawah Island, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small2 ft6 s35kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct25, too small4 ft9 s186kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small3 ft9 s110kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small2 ft4 s22kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small2 ft5 s23kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft8 s21kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft6 s31kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore19°C
The Washout3.4 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft78 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, too small4 ft204 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small3 ft119 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, too small3 ft26 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft40 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft44 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, too small
All readings for The Washout: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Washout, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small2 ft10 s78kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small4 ft9 s204kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct18, too small3 ft8 s119kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small3 ft5 s26kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small2 ft6 s40kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft7 s24kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small2 ft6 s44kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots19°C
Folly Beach1.7 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft78 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, too small4 ft204 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, too small3 ft119 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, too small3 ft26 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft42 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft44 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, too small
All readings for Folly Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Folly Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small2 ft10 s78kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small4 ft9 s204kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct18, too small3 ft8 s119kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small3 ft5 s26kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small2 ft6 s42kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft7 s24kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small2 ft6 s44kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Folly Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Folly Beach

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits