
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 53 | 84 | 114 | 160 | 226 | 395 | 408 | 537 | 569 | 406 | 311 | 355 | 465 | 308 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.34m | 10:10PM1.48m | 10:36AM1.37m | 10:50PM1.42m | 11:23AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.27m | 4:25AM0.25m | 4:36PM0.31m | 5:02AM0.24m | 5:24PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
2 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | SE 9 | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
31 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 53 | 84 | 114 | 160 | 226 | 395 | 408 | 537 | 569 | 406 | 311 | 355 | 465 | 308 | 255 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 1000 | 810 | 1601 | 549 | 1230 | 1601 | 701 | 701 | 970 | 2552 | 536 | 701 | 532 | 549 | 538 | 325 | 549 | 536 | 293 | 585 |
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