
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.35m | 3:51AM1.08m | 4:43PM1.37m | 4:43AM1.08m | 5:31PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.50m | 10:14AM0.33m | 11:23PM0.48m | 11:03AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
10 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 4 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | 23 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
32 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 20 | — | 9 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 29 | 30 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 29 | 273 | 2560 | 273 | 501 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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