Waves 4 Women

Waves 4 Women is a nonprofit therapeutic surf program for women who have experienced adversity, trau

Waves 4 Women promotes emotional, social, and physical wellness through surfing, group wellness, and the outdoors. We also create a safe space for women to experience personal growth, empowerment, and sense of connection and belonging.

08/18/2026

A little movement, a lot of laughter, and a whole lot of connection. 🧡

This is RISE ABOVE, one of our women’s wellness programs — a space for women to move, connect, take care of themselves, and have some fun together. 🌊

Mark your calendar for our next RISE ABOVE gathering!

🗓️ Sunday, August 23
📍 5 W. Folly Beach
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM

Come ready for surf conditioning movement along with wellness activities, connection, laughter, and community. 🩵

💧 Bring a water bottle
🏖️ Bring a towel
🌊 And something you don’t mind getting wet in!

Donation-based. No registration necessary — just your presence.

Grab a friend or come on your own — either way, come join us for the morning. There’s a place for you here. 🧡🌊

08/10/2026

A little love for the people who are always looking out for us. 🧡🩵🌊

We spend a lot of time in the water at Folly Beach, and we never take for granted the police, fire and first responders who are there keeping watch over our community—on the busiest beach days, during events, and all the ordinary days in between.

This photo was taken during the Nicole Elko Payne Classic a few weeks ago, and it felt like the perfect reminder to simply say THANK YOU. 🙏

Beach Department of Public Safety
Folly Beach Police Department
Folly Beach Fire Department

Thank you for showing up, keeping watch, and helping make Folly a place where our community can gather, surf, play and feel safe.

From all of us at Waves 4 Women — we see you, and we appreciate you. 🧡🩵

07/24/2026

Reflecting on another great clinic with Hammocks on the Edisto last week!

Last week’s clinic was all about letting go - of the things you can’t control, the ideas that no longer serve you, and the negative self-talk that gets in the way of progress and acceptance.

Here, at W4W, we are passionate about inspiring confidence and well-being through surf therapy. It was an honor to serve the women of Hammocks, and to inspire them to “let go” of stressors and challenges while out on the water.

Congratulations to the incredible women who completed this clinic, and a huge thank you to the many volunteers and supporters who make the mission of W4W possible! We couldn’t do it without you.

📷: Kelly Franklin

07/08/2026

Happy birthday to our incredible Executive Director, Sarah Wetmore Butler!

Whether she’s at a clinic, pushing a participant into a wave, or at her kitchen table “office,” thoughtfully planning programs and events, “Mama Sarah” truly personifies what it means to be part of the Waves 4 Women community. Her encouragement, kindness, and joy are evident to all lucky enough to cross her path, and her devotion to Waves 4 Women is unparalleled.

Thank you for everything you do, Sarah. We love you!

06/01/2026

🩵🧡June is here, and with it comes more opportunities to connect, heal, grow, and spend time in the ocean together. 🌊

Whether you’re joining us for a surf clinic, a wellness gathering, a community beach sweep, or one of our partner programs, we hope you’ll find a space where you can take a deep breath, feel supported, and remember that you don’t have to navigate life’s waves alone.

At Waves 4 Women, we believe healing happens in many ways—through movement, connection, community, laughter, shared stories, and time spent in nature. Every event is an invitation to show up exactly as you are.

🧡 New to us? We’d love to meet you.
🩵 Returning participant? We can’t wait to see you again.
🧡 Looking for connection? There’s a place for you here.

Join us this June and experience the power of the ocean, the strength of community, and the reminder that you belong.

🏄‍♀️Surf. Connect. Heal.

📍 Folly Beach, SC
📅 See the schedule above
🌐 Visit us at waves4women.org for details and registration or tap 🔗 in bio

05/31/2026

Doing good feels good. 🧡🩵🩷

One of the beautiful things about volunteering is that while you’re helping someone else, something often shifts inside of you, too.

You leave with sandy feet, a full heart, new friendships, and the reminder that showing up for others has a way of helping us show up for ourselves.

At Waves 4 Women, our volunteers are so much more than extra hands. They are encouragers, listeners, board carriers, cheerleaders, mentors, and a big part of what makes this community feel so special.

We’re incredibly grateful for every woman who gives her time, energy, and heart to support our mission.

This joy? This connection? This is what happens when people come together to do good.

Thank you, volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you. 🙏

Interested in volunteering? Tap 🔗 in bio to connect.

05/28/2026

Sometimes the most caring thing we can do is make the hard call early. 🌊💙

Out of respect for our participants, volunteers, and the beautiful community that shows up for Waves 4 Women, we’ve made the decision to cancel this Saturday’s surf therapy clinic due to the forecasted weather conditions. ⛈️☔️

We know many women arrange childcare, work schedules, transportation, emotional energy, and courage just to say “yes” to showing up. Making this decision ahead of time allows everyone the space to pivot, regroup, and make other plans without the added stress of uncertainty.

Our participants will be contacted individually with information about upcoming clinic opportunities, and we cannot wait to get everyone back on the beach soon. ☀️

Thank you for continuing to trust us with your healing, connection, and growth.
We are so grateful for this community. 🩵🧡

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇸🌊

To the the freedom-lovers, and wave chasers — today we remember, honor, and celebrate together. ❤️🤍

05/22/2026

🏄‍♀️ Yesterday was our first women’s-only surf therapy clinic kickoff of the season, and WOW!!! — the energy was something special. 🌊☀️

Our Waves 4 Women volunteers showed up in full force with open hearts, steady encouragement, and the kind of presence that helps women feel safe enough to try, connect, laugh, breathe, and heal.🫶🏄‍♀️

This monthly clinic is in partnership with , an incredible women’s only addiction and recovery program.

Because of the sensitive and sacred nature of this work, we do not always share photos of the women who participate. Protecting their privacy, dignity, and experience will always matter more than capturing the moment.

But trust us when we say — these women were served beautifully. 😍 They showed up with courage, and our volunteers helped create a safe, nonjudgmental space where they could connect with each other, with the ocean, and with themselves.

🙏 To our volunteers: Thank you for carrying the mission before the first wave ever rolls in. 🌊

You are the heart of Waves 4 Women. 🧡

Are you a female surfer who loves to lift up other women? We’d love to have you on our volunteer crew to help love, support, and teach other women how to connect to the ocean, themselves, each other and surfing as a means of healing.
Reach out to learn more.

No time to volunteer physically? No problem. We’d be so grateful for you to share our mission with others who may want to join as a participant in our clinics.

Surf. Connect. Heal. 🩵🧡🩵🧡🩵🧡

05/20/2026

Why Waves 4 Women? 🌊

Because women heal differently when they heal with other women.

W4W was created by women, it is led by women, and intentionally designed to support women through all kinds of life experiences and transitions.

Women come to us for all kinds of healing — carrying stress, burnout, grief, recovery journeys, divorce, loneliness, past abuse, caregiver exhaustion, or seasons that have left them disconnected from themselves.

At Waves 4 Women, we believe surf therapy is about more than learning to surf.

It’s about stepping into the ocean exactly as you are — nervous, hopeful, healing, strong, uncertain, brave — and being met with encouragement instead of judgment.

We are a space where women can breathe deeper, laugh louder, reconnect with themselves, and remember who they are underneath everything life has handed them.

Women supporting women — Where every woman belongs.
In and out of the water. 🧡🩵

Join us for our Women’s Surf Therapy Clinics this summer.
Our first clinic begins May 30. 🌊
🔗 in bio to learn more + register.

Address

Folly Beach, SC

Telephone

+18433671044

Website

http://www.waves4women.org/

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