Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.37m | 5:01AM1.12m | 5:43PM1.42m | 5:49AM1.18m | 6:25PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.46m | 11:21AM0.32m | 00:18AM0.42m | 12:06PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 10 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 827 | 665 | 549 | 82 | 308 | 82 | 284 | 308 | 752 | 312 | 82 | 284 | 52 | 49 | 159 | 949 | 733 | 503 | 112 |
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