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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Folly Beach1.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft40 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folly Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 s	40kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft9 s	204kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 s	119kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 s	26kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	2 ft6 s	42kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 s	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 s	44kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	19°C

Folly Beach Pier0.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft107 kJ

5 ft290 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folly Beach Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, poor	3 ft8 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	5 ft8 smushy	290kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft8 ssoft	181kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	3 ft7 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	19°C

Kiawah Island14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Kiawah IslandIntermediate and up

2 ft35 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kiawah Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft6 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	62, good	4 ft9 s	186kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft9 s	110kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	2 ft4 s	22kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 s	23kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	1 ft8 s	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 s	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	19°C

The Washout3.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft40 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Washout, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 s	40kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft9 s	204kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 s	119kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 s	26kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft6 s	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 s	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 s	44kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	19°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

Catch 23 RestaurantSeafood · in the centre
Coconut Joe'sSeafood · in the centre
Rita's Seaside GrilleAmerican · in the centre
Slice Of FollyPizza · in the centre
The Bounty BarBar and grill · in the centre
Tokyo CrepesBreakfast and brunch · in the centre

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

Folly Beach, United States

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Where it is

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