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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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 134 | 148 | 139 | 108 | 91 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 68 | 128 | 156 | 150 | 106 | 103 | 168 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.18m | 7:49PM1.53m | 7:56AM1.18m | 8:29PM1.54m | 8:36AM1.18m | 9:09PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.21m | 2:19AM0.32m | 2:00PM0.21m | 2:58AM0.32m | 2:39PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | 8:17 | |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 9 | — | SE 11 | S 9 | — | S 7 | ESE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 72 | 12 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 2 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 44 | 134 | 148 | 139 | 108 | 91 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 68 | 128 | 156 | 150 | — | — | 168 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 274 | 325 | 274 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 608 | 407 | 407 | 110 | 389 | 1123 | 325 | 274 | 193 | 189 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
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