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Folly Beach Pier
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
45Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 7 s
Mon 2 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 93kJ
- Wind
- NE 17 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 87kJ
- Wind
- NE 14 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 90kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 126kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 78kJ
- Wind
- W 5 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- N 11 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 121, poor
- Mon 235, poor
- Tue 343, poor
- Wed 455, fair
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 645, fair
- Sat 731, too small
- Sun 815, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 109, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 21, poor | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the north-east, 20 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 35, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 93kJ | wind from the north-east, 17 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 43, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 55, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 90kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 126kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 78kJ | wind from the west, 5 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | offshorewind from the north, 11 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore | 16°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:55 −0.8 mHigh 12:26 +1.0 mLow 18:53 −0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:59 +0.7 mLow 07:05 −0.7 mHigh 13:32 +0.9 mLow 19:55 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:07 +0.7 mLow 08:15 −0.7 mHigh 14:35 +0.9 mLow 20:54 −0.8 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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Photos of Folly Beach Pier
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More surf near here
4 places
- Folly Beach 1.6 km away
- The Washout 3.3 km away
- Cliffs 10.8 km away
- Kiawah Island 14.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Folly Beach Pier
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (144°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (324°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 7.1 km out (1 in 714). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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). The town to stay in is Folly Beach, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,020–US$1,820 each
about US$1,020–US$1,820 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CHS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$335 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$67–US$107 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,020–US$1,820 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car · 40 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Folly Beach its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Kiawah Island on Booking.com
26 min by car · 15 places to stay
- Beds in Charleston on Booking.com
26 min by car · 175 places to stay
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 4h 50m
About 4h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CHS, direct, then 50 min by road
Flights MDW → CHS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.