Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
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 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
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35 | 49 | 69 | 100 | 69 | 82 | 66 | 51 | 55 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 54 | 75 | 97 | 87 | 126 | 73 | 52 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.85m | 7:54AM1.38m | 8:36PM1.87m | 8:51AM1.40m | 9:30PM1.84m | 9:47AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.11m | 2:00PM-0.08m | 3:03AM0.10m | 2:55PM-0.06m | 3:55AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
7 | 7 | 45 | 47 | 7 | 82 | 66 | 51 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 97 | 87 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | S 16 |
— | — | 6 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
35 | 49 | 69 | 100 | 69 | — | — | — | 55 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 57 | — | 43 | 43 | 54 | 75 | — | — | 126 | 73 | 52 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2534 | 9 | 378 | 549 | 82 | 30 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 49 | 71 | 82 | 1601 | 52 | 52 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 49 | 388 |
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