
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 51 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.48m | 6:46AM1.14m | 7:24PM1.51m | 7:28AM1.17m | 8:05PM1.53m | 8:10AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.37m | 12:56PM0.23m | 1:56AM0.35m | 1:36PM0.22m | 2:34AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
51 | 51 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 388 | 388 | 308 | 378 | 52 | 29 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2150 | 425 | 705 | 325 | 140 | 49 | 49 | 810 | 827 |
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