charleston surf

There are some decent shots on both of these sites if you take a second to scoll though:


http://follyhood.blogspot.com/

http://follysurf.blogspot.com/

 

Buy a longboard if you don't have one. We have a lot of fun days, but head high stuff tends to be rare. We are victims of the same swell as most of the east coast. Folly is the better island out of the 4-5 accessible by car. Folly is sort of crowded, but will seem empty to someone coming from HI. Hurricane swell in late summer is really the sweet spot. This last August and September were very good months. Winter blows due to wind chop and small swell. I personally love this area and wouldn't move for any other location on the right coast. You just have to get used to small waves.

 

rough. mini simmons.

 

my advice, dont leave oahu haha

 

new skills will be required!

 

washout is insanely crowded for even the weakest waist high wave. You can find your own peak along the rest of the isl but it won't be as good. We had fun days this fall but too few and far between this winter

 

Yeah, the last few weeks have been sh1t.

 

Don't give up, just get a log. While winter has been trash, there weren't many days in the summer that I wasn't able to find some rideable swell with a LB. Our fishing can't really compete with HI either, but there is plenty of sheepshead, black sea bass, red drum, and flounder to keep you entertained.

 

Yeah man you'll get waves don't lose hope.

 

It's the wrong time of year to ask if you'll get waves... we're all counting our pennies and checking airfare.

But honestly, I surfed 100+ days last year - some better than others. And OBX and FLA are weekend driving distance.

 

Not worth it to make frequent trips to OBX in my opinion. They have plenty of flat days, just like we do.