Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 61 | 92 | 99 | 119 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.49m | 2:19AM1.21m | 3:14PM1.54m | 3:23AM1.21m | 4:17PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.42m | 8:30AM0.20m | 9:46PM0.39m | 9:37AM0.16m | 10:52PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 26 | — | — | 26 | — | 2 | 2 | 92 | 99 | 119 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 26 | — | 35 | 36 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1258 | 809 | 786 | 737 | 585 | 655 | 602 | 602 | 2345 | 786 | 377 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 327 | 200 | 22 | 22 |
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