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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun Best	Jul Best	Aug Best	Sep Best	Oct	Nov	Dec
15°	17°	20°	24° Tan	28° Tan	31° Tan	32° Tan	32° Tan	30° Tan	26° Tan	20°	16°
Sea 21° Swim	Sea 21° Swim	Sea 21° Swim	Sea 20° Swim	Sea 21° Swim	Sea 26° Swim	Sea 28° Swim	Sea 28° Swim	Sea 27° Swim	Sea 25° Swim	Sea 23° Swim	Sea 22° Swim

Beach Weather Today in Folly Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 19° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 20%.

The winds will be side shore and moderate at 17kmh from the South West. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler.

Folly Beach faces Southeast and sunset will be over the land behind the beach at 05:30 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Folly Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 19° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

There will be no rainy days at all this weekend. Expect lots of sunshine and clear skies with an average cloud cover of 30%.

FOLLY BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

07:23 AM 05:30 PM

10:18 PM

10:22 AM

Wed 7th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

16°	16°	15°	15°	18°	21°	22°	19°
78%	0%	2%	5%	3%	2%	8%	69%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:23 AM 05:31 PM

11:17 PM

10:49 AM

Thu 8th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

17°	16°	16°	16°	18°	19°	18°	17°
66%	91%	98%	69%	60%	73%	62%	48%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:23 AM 05:31 PM

No moonrise

11:15 AM

Fri 9th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

17°	17°	17°	17°	20°	20°	19°	18°
66%	95%	82%	61%	74%	97%	62%	11%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:23 AM 05:32 PM

12:14 AM

11:41 AM

Sat 10th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

18°	18°	18°	18°	21°	22°	19°	18°
9%	7%	10%	38%	6%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:23 AM 05:33 PM

01:12 AM

12:08 PM

Sun 11th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

18°	17°	17°	16°	15°	15°	13°	10°
8%	82%	55%	77%	100%	75%	19%	8%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:23 AM 05:34 PM

02:09 AM

12:38 PM

Mon 12th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

7°	5°	4°	4°	7°	10°	9°	7°
9%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:23 AM 05:35 PM

03:07 AM

01:13 PM

Tue 13th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

6°	6°	5°	7°	10°	12°	11°	10°
0%	0%	0%	5%	17%	46%	100%	82%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:23 AM 05:30 PM

10:18 PM

10:22 AM

Wed 7th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
17 kmh	15 kmh	15 kmh	15 kmh	13 kmh	16 kmh	14 kmh	8 kmh

0.9m	0.8m	0.7m	0.5m	0.7m	0.7m	0.7m	0.4m

5.8s	5.7s	5.6s	5.6s	5.5s	5.5s	5.4s	5.3s

07:23 AM 05:31 PM

11:17 PM

10:49 AM

Thu 8th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
2 kmh	6 kmh	5 kmh	7 kmh	9 kmh	9 kmh	7 kmh	9 kmh

0.2m	0.2m	0.1m	0.3m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.3m

4.1s	4.8s	5.1s	5.0s	5.0s	4.4s	4.9s	4.9s

07:23 AM 05:31 PM

No moonrise

11:15 AM

Fri 9th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
7 kmh	7 kmh	9 kmh	8 kmh	15 kmh	16 kmh	12 kmh	12 kmh

0.3m	0.2m	0.2m	0.3m	0.6m	0.5m	0.5m	0.6m

3.7s	3.2s	3.4s	4.1s	4.3s	4.4s	4.5s	4.7s

07:23 AM 05:32 PM

12:14 AM

11:41 AM

Sat 10th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
14 kmh	14 kmh	14 kmh	14 kmh	20 kmh	19 kmh	16 kmh	20 kmh

0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.6m	0.7m	0.6m	0.8m	1.0m

7.8s	7.9s	7.9s	10.9s	10.8s	10.8s	10.7s	7.1s

07:23 AM 05:33 PM

01:12 AM

12:08 PM

Sun 11th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
20 kmh	11 kmh	13 kmh	22 kmh	26 kmh	28 kmh	31 kmh	35 kmh

1.3m	1.1m	0.6m	1.0m	0.9m	0.9m	1.1m	1.2m

5.4s	5.6s	5.7s	6.3s	6.3s	6.3s	6.3s	6.3s

07:23 AM 05:34 PM

02:09 AM

12:38 PM

Mon 12th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
32 kmh	27 kmh	22 kmh	21 kmh	19 kmh	17 kmh	14 kmh	11 kmh

1.1m	1.0m	1.0m	0.8m	0.6m	0.5m	0.4m	0.4m

6.4s	6.6s	6.8s	6.2s	6.0s	6.2s	4.8s	5.5s

07:23 AM 05:35 PM

03:07 AM

01:13 PM

Tue 13th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
9 kmh	6 kmh	6 kmh	6 kmh	7 kmh	10 kmh	10 kmh	10 kmh

0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m

4.5s	3.6s	6.5s	8.1s	8.2s	8.2s	8.3s	8.3s

07:23 AM 05:30 PM

10:18 PM

10:22 AM

Wed 7th January

4:33 AM	10:53 AM	5:10 PM	11:28 PM

-0.14	1.67	-0.07	1.50

07:23 AM 05:31 PM

11:17 PM

10:49 AM

Thu 8th January

5:25 AM	11:39 AM	5:57 PM

-0.03	1.56	-0.01

07:23 AM 05:31 PM

No moonrise

11:15 AM

Fri 9th January

12:20 AM	6:21 AM	12:26 PM	6:44 PM

1.48	0.08	1.45	0.05

07:23 AM 05:32 PM

12:14 AM

11:41 AM

Sat 10th January

1:11 AM	7:18 AM	1:13 PM	7:31 PM

1.46	0.16	1.36	0.09

07:23 AM 05:33 PM

01:12 AM

12:08 PM

Sun 11th January

2:03 AM	8:16 AM	2:02 PM	8:20 PM

1.45	0.20	1.29	0.12

07:23 AM 05:34 PM

02:09 AM

12:38 PM

Mon 12th January

2:55 AM	9:13 AM	2:55 PM	9:08 PM

1.45	0.22	1.25	0.12

07:23 AM 05:35 PM

03:07 AM

01:13 PM

Tue 13th January

3:48 AM	10:08 AM	3:49 PM	9:58 PM

1.47	0.20	1.23	0.11

Wed 7th January

22°
0.0mm
14kmh WSW
20%

Thu 8th January

19°
0.0mm
6kmh E
70%

Fri 9th January

21°
0.0mm
12kmh SSW
68%

Sat 10th January

22°
0.0mm
17kmh SSW
8%

Sun 11th January

17°
0.0mm
22kmh WNW
53%

Mon 12th January

11°
0.0mm
16kmh N
1%

Tue 13th January

13°
0.0mm
6kmh WSW
31%

Wed 14th January

14°
0.0mm
4kmh S
63%

Thu 15th January

16°
0.5mm
25kmh SW
88%

Fri 16th January

6°
0.0mm
24kmh WNW
1%

Sat 17th January

11°
0.0mm
14kmh WSW
1%

Sun 18th January

9°
0.0mm
24kmh WNW
15%

Mon 19th January

8°
0.0mm
7kmh NW
39%

Tue 20th January

8°
0.0mm
15kmh NE
30%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in Folly Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 14° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be no rainy days at all. Average cloud cover will be 35%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Folly Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Holiday at Folly Beach, Folly Island, Charleston County, South Carolina

Folly Beach is a beautiful beach destination located on Folly Island in Charleston County, South Carolina. The beach offers a variety of activities and attractions for both relaxation and adventure seekers.

Beach Type

Folly Beach features a mix of soft golden sand and areas with coarser sands. It is not known for having powdery white sand like some other beach destinations but still provides a comfortable and enjoyable experience for sunbathing and strolling along the shore. The waters are generally calm, making it suitable for swimming and various water sports.

Snorkeling and Diving

While Folly Beach does not have extensive rocky areas or coral reefs directly offshore, there are nearby spots that offer snorkeling and diving opportunities. The fish prefer rocky environments or reefs; therefore, you may need to take a short boat trip to access such locations around the island. Some popular spots include the Folly Beach Pier area or heading out to nearby Morris Island.

Popular Beach Activities

Surfing: Folly Beach is known as one of the best surfing spots on the East Coast of the United States. Both beginners and experienced surfers can enjoy the waves here. Several local surf shops offer lessons and equipment rentals.
Stand-up Paddleboarding (SUP): With its calm waters, Folly Beach is an excellent location to try stand-up paddleboarding. Rentals are available at various locations along the beach.
Kayaking: Explore the surrounding marshes or take a guided tour with one of the local kayak rental companies.
Fishing: Fishing enthusiasts will enjoy casting their lines off the Folly Beach Pier or booking a deep-sea fishing charter.
Beach Volleyball: There are several beach volleyball courts available for public use along Folly Beach.
Biking: Rent a bike and explore the island's scenic paths and trails.

Accommodation Options

Folly Beach offers a range of accommodation options, including beachfront hotels, vacation rentals, and charming bed & breakfasts. Some popular areas to stay include:

Beachfront: Staying in a beachfront hotel or rental property allows you to have direct access to the sandy shores and stunning ocean views.
Downtown Folly Beach: Staying in downtown Folly Beach puts you within walking distance of various restaurants, shops, and attractions.
Folly River Area: For a more tranquil experience, consider staying near the Folly River area, where you'll find quieter accommodations surrounded by nature.