How to use Folly Surf
Add the widget, pick your spots, and learn what the chart shows.
Add the widget
- Touch and hold an empty area of your home screen until the apps jiggle.
- Tap Edit, and then tap Add Widget.
- Search for Folly Surf.
- Swipe to pick the small, medium, or large size, and then tap Add Widget.
Save spots
- In the app, tap the search button in the top-left corner.
- Search by spot, town, or state. Tap a spot to save it. You can save 3 spots.
- To remove a spot, tap it again, or tap Remove under its card.
Choose the widget's spot
The widget shows one of your saved spots. Under a spot's card, tap Show on widget. The card marked On widget is the one the widget shows.
Read the chart
| Part | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Bars | Wave height for each hour. Brighter bars have more wave energy. |
| Numbers on the left | The top of the chart, and the highest and lowest wave heights. An average day for the spot fills about half the chart. A big swell grows the chart. |
| ▲ IN and ▼ OUT bands | When the tide comes in and goes out. The thin light strip marks the turn of the tide. |
| Wind arrows | The way the wind blows, and its speed in mph. Green is offshore, white is cross-shore, and orange is onshore. |
| Energy pills (kJ) | Wave energy, which combines height and period. A long-period swell has much more energy than wind chop of the same height. |
| ☾ break | Night. The chart leaves out the hours from 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise. |
| Dotted line | Now. |
| Yellow outline | The next session. |
The next session
The next session is the next 3 daylight hours when the wave energy is above the spot's average for the week. If no hours beat the average, it shows the best hours of the week. Wind does not change the pick, so check the wind arrow before you go.
Free and Pro
| Free | Folly Surf Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Next 6 hours | Next 48 hours |
| Next session and 7-day outlook | No | Yes |
| Widget | Next 6 hours | Next 10 daylight hours |
| Price | Free | $0.99 a month |
To subscribe, tap Subscribe in the app, or tap a free widget. To cancel, open the Settings app, tap your name, and then tap Subscriptions.