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Folly Beach

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 7:40 PM EDT

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The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 4.7 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind NE 7.8 kt

Tide 4 ft falling

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellE 1.4 ft @ 3sValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_YorkMarine grid 32.6250, -79.9583 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea1.7 ft @ 4.7sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_York

Model windNE 7.8 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_York0.1 kt offshore component

Tide4 ftfallingNOAA Charleston 8665530 · 13.5 km from Folly Beach · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 7:46 PM EDT · provider issue time unavailable63% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

CHR60WAVE buoy 41076 · 29 km from Folly Beach3 ft @ 4sNDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 6:45 PM EDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Folly Beach
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	ESE 3.8 ktonshore	2 ftrising	ESE 1.2 ft @ 7s
1 AM	ESE 3.7 ktonshore	2.5 ftrising	ESE 1.1 ft @ 7s
2 AM	SSE 7.8 ktonshore	3 ftrising	ESE 1.1 ft @ 7s
3 AM	SSW 3.8 ktcross-shore	4 ftrising	ESE 1.2 ft @ 6s
4 AM	SW 2.8 ktcross-shore	4.5 ftrising	ESE 1.2 ft @ 4s
5 AM	WSW 2.8 ktcross-shore	5 ftnear high	SE 1.4 ft @ 3s
6 AM	NW 1.8 ktoffshore	4.5 ftfalling	ESE 1.3 ft @ 3s
7 AM	NNE 2 ktcross-shore	4 ftfalling	ESE 1.2 ft @ 5s
8 AM	NNW 3.2 ktoffshore	3 ftfalling	ESE 1.1 ft @ 6s
9 AM	N 5.1 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftfalling	ESE 1.1 ft @ 6s
10 AM	N 8.1 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	ESE 1.1 ft @ 6s
11 AM	NNE 7.9 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftnear low	ESE 1.0 ft @ 6s
Noon	NNE 6.5 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	ESE 0.9 ft @ 6s
1 PM	NE 7.2 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftrising	ESE 0.9 ft @ 6s
2 PM	ENE 10.3 ktcross-shore	3 ftrising	ESE 0.9 ft @ 6s
3 PM	E 10.9 ktcross-shore	4 ftrising	ESE 0.9 ft @ 5s
4 PM	ENE 14.2 ktcross-shore	4.5 ftrising	ESE 0.9 ft @ 5s
5 PM	ENE 13 ktcross-shore	5.5 ftrising	ESE 0.9 ft @ 4s
6 PM	NE 7.1 ktcross-shore	5.5 ftfalling	E 1.1 ft @ 4s
7 PM	NE 9.7 ktcross-shore	5 ftfalling	E 1.2 ft @ 3s
8 PM	NE 7.8 ktcross-shore	4 ftfalling	E 1.4 ft @ 3s
9 PM	NE 8.8 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftfalling	E 1.3 ft @ 3s
10 PM	N 7.1 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftfalling	E 1.3 ft @ 3s
11 PM	N 6.5 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	E 1.2 ft @ 3s

12 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.8 ktonshoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.2 ft @ 7s

1 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.7 ktonshoreTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.1 ft @ 7s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 7.8 ktonshoreTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.1 ft @ 7s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 3.8 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.2 ft @ 6s

4 AMUnavailable

WindSW 2.8 ktcross-shoreTide4.5 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.2 ft @ 4s

5 AMUnavailable

WindWSW 2.8 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftnear highOffshore swellSE 1.4 ft @ 3s

6 AMUnavailable

WindNW 1.8 ktoffshoreTide4.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.3 ft @ 3s

7 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 2 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.2 ft @ 5s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 3.2 ktoffshoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.1 ft @ 6s

9 AMUnavailable

WindN 5.1 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.1 ft @ 6s

10 AMUnavailable

WindN 8.1 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.1 ft @ 6s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 7.9 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellESE 1.0 ft @ 6s

NoonUnavailable

WindNNE 6.5 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.9 ft @ 6s

1 PMUnavailable

WindNE 7.2 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.9 ft @ 6s

2 PMUnavailable

WindENE 10.3 ktcross-shoreTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.9 ft @ 6s

3 PMUnavailable

WindE 10.9 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.9 ft @ 5s

4 PMUnavailable

WindENE 14.2 ktcross-shoreTide4.5 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.9 ft @ 5s

5 PMUnavailable

WindENE 13 ktcross-shoreTide5.5 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.9 ft @ 4s

6 PMUnavailable

WindNE 7.1 ktcross-shoreTide5.5 ftfallingOffshore swellE 1.1 ft @ 4s

7 PMUnavailable

WindNE 9.7 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftfallingOffshore swellE 1.2 ft @ 3s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNE 7.8 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftfallingOffshore swellE 1.4 ft @ 3s

9 PMUnavailable

WindNE 8.8 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellE 1.3 ft @ 3s

10 PMUnavailable

WindN 7.1 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellE 1.3 ft @ 3s

11 PMUnavailable

WindN 6.5 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellE 1.2 ft @ 3s

Tide

NOAA Charleston 8665530 · 13.5 km from Folly Beach · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 32.66, -79.93.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 135° · Location provenance

Model request point: Folly Beach (32.66, -79.93). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 4/5 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_EAST · spot-level model point

Official breaking-surf report not connected for South Carolina and GeorgiaUnavailableUnavailable · Unavailable

US National Weather Service Surf Zone Forecast
No assigned NWS surf zone covers this spot and selected local date.UnavailableNo source time
CHR60WAVE buoy 41076 · 29 km from Folly Beach
CHR60WAVE buoy 41076 · 29 km from Folly Beach; NDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 6:45 PM EDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA Charleston 8665530 · 13.5 km from Folly Beach; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 7:46 PM EDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:45 PM EDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:45 PM EDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.