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Beach Weather Today in Folly Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 14° which is too cold for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 13° 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 6%.

The winds will be cross-off shore and moderate at 30kmh from the North West. The moderate winds will make the temperatures feel even colder.

Folly Beach faces Southeast and sunset will be over the land behind the beach at 05:37 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 14° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 12° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

There will be 1 day of very light rain. Saturday will be dry and Sunday will have 3.2mm of rain. Expect sunshine and sunny skies with an average cloud cover of 41%.

FOLLY BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

07:22 AM 05:37 PM

05:02 AM

02:40 PM

Thu 15th January

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

10°	9°	9°	7°	9°	10°	9°	4°
24%	9%	13%	9%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:22 AM 05:38 PM

05:56 AM

03:34 PM

Fri 16th January

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

2°	0°	-0°	2°	6°	9°	9°	8°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:22 AM 05:39 PM

06:45 AM

04:32 PM

Sat 17th January

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

8°	9°	9°	11°	14°	16°	15°	13°
0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	16%	14%	34%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°

07:22 AM 05:40 PM

07:28 AM

05:34 PM

Sun 18th January

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

12°	12°	11°	10°	9°	6°	4°	3°
61%	29%	29%	96%	100%	100%	100%	85%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	3.1mm	0.0mm	0.1mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:21 AM 05:40 PM

08:05 AM

06:36 PM

Mon 19th January

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

3°	1°	-1°	0°	4°	8°	7°	5°
73%	74%	0%	0%	0%	4%	14%	17%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:21 AM 05:41 PM

08:38 AM

07:39 PM

Tue 20th January

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

4°	3°	3°	4°	7°	9°	7°	5°
31%	62%	59%	23%	4%	3%	4%	7%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:21 AM 05:42 PM

09:08 AM

08:40 PM

Wed 21st January

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

2°	0°	-1°	-0°	3°	5°	4°	4°
7%	0%	0%	0%	4%	12%	14%	21%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

07:22 AM 05:37 PM

05:02 AM

02:40 PM

Thu 15th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
27 kmh	24 kmh	22 kmh	27 kmh	24 kmh	29 kmh	28 kmh	30 kmh

1.2m	1.1m	1.1m	1.1m	0.9m	1.1m	1.0m	1.2m

7.4s	8.2s	6.4s	5.6s	5.4s	7.0s	7.0s	7.8s

07:22 AM 05:38 PM

05:56 AM

03:34 PM

Fri 16th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
14 kmh	15 kmh	8 kmh	12 kmh	14 kmh	22 kmh	24 kmh	22 kmh

0.7m	0.6m	0.2m	0.3m	0.5m	0.7m	0.9m	1.0m

5.4s	5.2s	2.7s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.1s	9.1s

07:22 AM 05:39 PM

06:45 AM

04:32 PM

Sat 17th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
25 kmh	24 kmh	24 kmh	27 kmh	29 kmh	23 kmh	15 kmh	10 kmh

1.1m	1.2m	1.1m	1.2m	1.1m	0.9m	0.5m	0.5m

9.1s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	8.9s	8.9s	8.8s	7.3s

07:22 AM 05:40 PM

07:28 AM

05:34 PM

Sun 18th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
10 kmh	7 kmh	10 kmh	21 kmh	32 kmh	33 kmh	36 kmh	24 kmh

0.2m	0.3m	0.7m	1.0m	1.2m	0.7m	0.8m	0.5m

4.5s	4.3s	4.0s	6.9s	8.4s	8.4s	8.4s	8.4s

07:21 AM 05:40 PM

08:05 AM

06:36 PM

Mon 19th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
12 kmh	17 kmh	18 kmh	18 kmh	18 kmh	19 kmh	19 kmh	21 kmh

0.5m	0.4m	0.4m	0.3m	0.4m	0.6m	0.7m	0.7m

8.3s	8.3s	8.2s	8.3s	8.4s	8.4s	8.5s	8.6s

07:21 AM 05:41 PM

08:38 AM

07:39 PM

Tue 20th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
21 kmh	21 kmh	22 kmh	22 kmh	26 kmh	30 kmh	30 kmh	27 kmh

0.7m	0.8m	0.8m	0.7m	0.8m	0.8m	0.8m	0.8m

8.7s	5.7s	7.5s	9.2s	9.1s	9.0s	9.0s	9.2s

07:21 AM 05:42 PM

09:08 AM

08:40 PM

Wed 21st January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
22 kmh	21 kmh	21 kmh	21 kmh	19 kmh	17 kmh	13 kmh	10 kmh

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

9.5s	9.7s	9.8s	9.7s	9.6s	9.5s	9.6s	10.4s

07:22 AM 05:37 PM

05:02 AM

02:40 PM

Thu 15th January

5:30 AM	11:47 AM	5:33 PM	11:34 PM

1.55	0.12	1.28	0.03

07:22 AM 05:38 PM

05:56 AM

03:34 PM

Fri 16th January

6:15 AM	12:30 PM	6:18 PM

1.60	0.07	1.31

07:22 AM 05:39 PM

06:45 AM

04:32 PM

Sat 17th January

12:18 AM	6:56 AM	1:11 PM	7:00 PM

-0.02	1.64	0.03	1.35

07:22 AM 05:40 PM

07:28 AM

05:34 PM

Sun 18th January

1:01 AM	7:36 AM	1:50 PM	7:39 PM

-0.07	1.66	-0.01	1.37

07:21 AM 05:40 PM

08:05 AM

06:36 PM

Mon 19th January

1:42 AM	8:13 AM	2:27 PM	8:16 PM

-0.11	1.67	-0.04	1.40

07:21 AM 05:41 PM

08:38 AM

07:39 PM

Tue 20th January

2:22 AM	8:47 AM	3:03 PM	8:53 PM

-0.13	1.66	-0.07	1.43

07:21 AM 05:42 PM

09:08 AM

08:40 PM

Wed 21st January

3:03 AM	9:21 AM	3:40 PM	9:30 PM

-0.14	1.64	-0.10	1.47

Thu 15th January

10°
0.0mm
22kmh NW
6%

Fri 16th January

11°
0.0mm
11kmh WSW
0%

Sat 17th January

16°
0.0mm
24kmh SSW
8%

Sun 18th January

11°
3.2mm
20kmh NNW
75%

Mon 19th January

9°
0.0mm
15kmh W
22%

Tue 20th January

9°
0.0mm
21kmh W
24%

Wed 21st January

5°
0.0mm
15kmh ENE
7%

Thu 22nd January

14°
0.0mm
9kmh NNW
37%

Fri 23rd January

17°
0.0mm
13kmh ENE
46%

Sat 24th January

20°
0.1mm
17kmh SSW
37%

Sun 25th January

13°
1.7mm
26kmh NNE
52%

Mon 26th January

7°
0.0mm
21kmh NE
22%

Tue 27th January

15°
0.0mm
18kmh NE
61%

Wed 28th January

16°
1.6mm
12kmh S
82%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in Folly Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 12° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 13° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit. There will be 4 days of very light rain with an average of 1.7mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 34%.

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.