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The Washout, United States

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Folly Beach, South Carolina, May 2007
Folly Beach, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Brian Stansberry at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About The Washout

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (140°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (320°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, September, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Folly Beach, 3.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CHS, direct.

    See flights MDW → CHS · Skyscanner from about £135 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to The Washout.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Folly BeachAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Folly Beach · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Folly Beach · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

The Washout on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct152 ft6 s40kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct484 ft9 s204kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct453 ft8 s119kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct243 ft5 s26kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct242 ft6 s40kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct82 ft7 s24kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct132 ft6 s44kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct244 ft7 s135kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct385 ft8 s280kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct06 ft10 s730kJ21°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to CHS, then 50 min by road. About 4h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Folly Beach Pier

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Folly Beach Pier

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Folly Beach Pier

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to CHS, then 50 min by road. About 4h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Folly Beach each day: Folly Beach, Folly Beach Pier, The Washout.

The trip from Folly Beach, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £865–£1,550 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CHS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£135–£280
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£50–£80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£865–£1,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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

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