Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.50m | 7:17AM1.32m | 7:44PM1.52m | 8:00AM1.38m | 8:22PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.31m | 1:29PM0.22m | 2:05AM0.26m | 2:10PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
5 | 5 | — | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 6 | — | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | — | 38 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 8 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1256 | 1020 | 971 | 491 | 323 | 29 | 82 | 706 | 969 | 605 | 505 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 323 | 348 | 112 | 82 | 82 |
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