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Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
25 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 55 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.76m | 7:20AM1.39m | 7:58PM1.83m | 8:13AM1.39m | 8:51PM1.86m | 9:07AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.13m | 1:27PM-0.03m | 2:25AM0.09m | 2:17PM-0.06m | 3:18AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
25 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 162 | 378 | 328 | 377 | 30 | 308 | 385 | 1000 | 1000 | 1256 | 585 | 348 | 332 | 327 | 577 | 608 | 585 | 585 | 514 | 592 | 112 | 284 | 284 |
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