
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 283 | 333 | 367 | 267 | 589 | 589 | 599 | 522 | 467 | 447 | 373 | 367 | 308 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.42m | 6:04AM1.32m | 6:28PM1.45m | 6:48AM1.42m | 7:09PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.33m | 00:15AM0.33m | 12:22PM0.27m | 00:50AM0.26m | 1:05PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 | E 13 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
46 | 51 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 228 | 283 | 333 | 367 | 267 | 589 | 589 | 599 | 522 | 467 | 447 | 373 | 367 | 308 | 350 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | — | — | 278 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 3 | N 4 |
24 | 28 | 153 | 222 | 276 | 302 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 994 | 2170 | 831 | 12 | 705 | 678 | 678 | 701 | 0 | 0 | 951 | 810 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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