Washout Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Knee to thigh

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.3FT6s
SE137º
3FT5s
SSW194º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

11KTSSSW

15kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

2.7FT

Temperature

85°F

spotName Wind & Weather
90ºF

Rashguard

Kurt Korte

South Carolina Forecast

Kurt Korte •

Today

Windswell builds some more. Strong winds mean less than ideal conditions but OK for time of year.

Moderate southerly winds at dawn and short period windswell trying to redevelop. The shape and quality looks pretty bad as the tide drops early this morning so I'd wait versus trying to find something now.

There should be some chunky windswell waves on offer this afternoon with the mid to higher tide so that's when I'd look to try to find something to surf. Conditions will be choppy and disorganized with the strong southerly winds, but it could definitely be worse.

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Washout Surf Guide

With a number of jetties and varied coastline, Folly Beach has a number of different spots. All of Folly is lined with jetties. They've done a questionable job of protecting the beach, but they've produced lots of different peaks. The best spot at Folly is called the Washout. It's a long stretch of jettied beachbreak that can break with a tremendous amount of power on northeasterly swells or on hurricane swells. Beware of jetty rocks, underwater debris and current on larger swells. Take Highway... Read more