
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 35 | 83 | 133 | 138 | 138 | 65 | 25 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.14m | 6:58PM1.49m | 7:02AM1.19m | 7:38PM1.52m | 7:45AM1.23m | 8:16PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.41m | 12:32PM0.25m | 1:29AM0.37m | 1:13PM0.23m | 2:06AM0.34m | 1:53PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
30 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 25 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | — | NE 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 83 | 133 | 138 | 138 | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 273 | 284 | 308 | 332 | 951 | 951 | 332 | 957 | 957 | 793 | 514 | 308 | 308 | 951 | 951 | 552 | 12 | 112 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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