Are there riptides at Folly Beach?

At Folly Beach, visitors and locals alike find themselves in rip currents every year. They're dangerous and natural occurrences, and they get especially dangerous when oceanic storms are forming (but they exist all year long, so don't think a sunny day means there is no risk).



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Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Folly River, visitors enjoy six miles of wide beaches, surfing, fishing, biking, kayaking, boating, eco-tours, and sea wildlife including several endangered species.

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All of the beaches on Folly Island are superb, but, arguably the Folly Beach County Park, at the island's west end, is perhaps the best with amenities like 2,500 feet of ocean frontage, picnic areas and boogie board, bicycle, umbrella and chair rentals available between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

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Folly Beach in South Carolina is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast.

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Here we debunk 7 myths about this dangerous phenomenon: Myth: A strong swimmer can outswim a rip current. Fact: Measured at speeds up to 8 feet per second (more than 5 miles per hour), rip currents can be faster than an Olympic swimmer. Myth: Rip currents pull people under water.

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Folly Beach, along with the Charleston area's beach water quality, is fine despite the recent environmental report that ranked the state's beaches as a whole as the worst in the region.

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