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Folly Beach

Charleston County, South Carolina, United States

Folly Beach 5 photos

  • Violas on Folly Beach - panoramio

    Violas on Folly Beach - panoramio. RJ Matthews, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunset On Folly Beach - panoramio

    Sunset On Folly Beach - panoramio. RJ Matthews, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Feral pigeons, Folly Beach, South Carolina - panoramio

    Feral pigeons, Folly Beach, South Carolina - panoramio. RJ Matthews, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Folly Pier - panoramio (1)

    Folly Pier - panoramio (1). RJ Matthews, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Folly - panoramio

    Folly - panoramio. ljb06, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:37 pm
8 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
85 km/hmph N
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:37 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am1610
7.4Great9 am1912
7.3Great10 am2012
7.7Great11 am2012
8.0Great12 pm2013
8.3Great1 pm2012
8.4Great2 pm2113
8.3Great3 pm2113
8.3Great4 pm2214
8.1Great5 pm2314
7.8Great6 pm2314
Sat
6.1Good8 am2013
5.7Good9 am2515
6.2Good10 am2415
6.6Good11 am2515
6.5Good12 pm2515
7.4Great1 pm2717
7.6Great2 pm2818
7.3Great3 pm3018
7.2Great4 pm3019
6.8Good5 pm3018
7.2Great6 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.8 m. Low at 11 am, -0.7 m. High at 6 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 mHigh 5 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 11 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 5 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m460 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miFolly Beach (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miCharleston International Airport (CHS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Folly Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 9%