Friday, May 15

Bumpy. Choppy for afternoon.

Time of Report: 8:30 a.m.
Wave Forecast: Waist-to-stomach. Chest sets.
Traffic: Busy.
Parking: Not too much.
Dangers: Covid-19.

Good morning, this is Bates with your Ocean Surf Shop surf report and forecast for Friday, May 15 at 8:30 a.m.

The City of Folly Beach is now open. Social distancing rules will be enforced. Please see the city  

We will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Please follow social distancing protocols when shopping.

Waves at Folly this morning are in the wiast-to-stomach high range, with a chest high set. The form is not perfect, but it shows potential   

Winds are east at 10 knots, and surf is semi-choppy. Look for south-east winds at 10 to 15 knots this afternoon.   

We see winds increasing from the south this afternoon at 15 to 20 knots, and this should build choppy south wind-swell for today and Saturday.

Low tide will be at 9:20 a.m., and high tide will be at 3:32 p.m. The next low tide at 9:41 pm.

The Edisto Buoy is reading 4.3 ft. at 7 seconds in a south-easterly ground swell. So there is plenty of swell at the bouy, and there should be waves all day.

We have a low pressure system with possible tropical development forming near the north-western Bahamas over the next few days. This should keep some surf in the forecast for the weekend.

Your NOAA Marine Weather Forecast for our marine area calls for: “High pressure will prevail today. A storm system is expected to develop east of Florida tonight, then move north northeast through early next week while remaining offshore. A separate low pressure system may affect the southeast United States Monday and Tuesday.”

It’s 74 today with sun this morning. Look for a high of 77 with sun and some clouds today.

Water temperature is around 72*.  

Sunrise is at 6:19 a.m. and sunset will be at 6:12 p.m.

Thanks for checking in with Ocean Surf Shop.

Weekly Wave Forecast

We have a low pressure system with possible tropical development forming near the north-western Bahamas over the next few days. This should keep some surf in the forecast for the weekend.
Your NOAA Marine Weather Forecast for our marine area calls for: “High pressure will prevail today. A storm system is expected to develop east of Florida tonight, then move north northeast through early next week while remaining offshore. A separate low pressure system may affect the southeast United States Monday and Tuesday.”

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Good morning, this is Bates with your Ocean Surf Shop surf report and forecast for Friday, May 15 at 8:30 a.m.

The City of Folly Beach is now open. Social distancing rules will be enforced. Please see the city  

We will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Please follow social distancing protocols when shopping.

Waves at Folly this morning are in the wiast-to-stomach high range, with a chest high set. The form is not perfect, but it shows potential   

Winds are east at 10 knots, and surf is semi-choppy. Look for south-east winds at 10 to 15 knots this afternoon.   

We see winds increasing from the south this afternoon at 15 to 20 knots, and this should build choppy south wind-swell for today and Saturday.

Low tide will be at 9:20 a.m., and high tide will be at 3:32 p.m. The next low tide at 9:41 pm.

The Edisto Buoy is reading 4.3 ft. at 7 seconds in a south-easterly ground swell. So there is plenty of swell at the bouy, and there should be waves all day.

We have a low pressure system with possible tropical development forming near the north-western Bahamas over the next few days. This should keep some surf in the forecast for the weekend.

Your NOAA Marine Weather Forecast for our marine area calls for: “High pressure will prevail today. A storm system is expected to develop east of Florida tonight, then move north northeast through early next week while remaining offshore. A separate low pressure system may affect the southeast United States Monday and Tuesday.”

It’s 74 today with sun this morning. Look for a high of 77 with sun and some clouds today.

Water temperature is around 72*.  

Sunrise is at 6:19 a.m. and sunset will be at 6:12 p.m.

Thanks for checking in with Ocean Surf Shop.

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