Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 66 | 160 | 307 | 349 | 356 | 551 | 599 | 707 | 767 | 811 | 905 | 1137 | 1110 | 1127 | 1110 | 922 | 757 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:50PM1.33m | 1:06AM1.07m | 1:42PM1.30m | 2:04AM1.08m | 2:35PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.50m | 7:05AM0.46m | 8:22PM0.51m | 8:08AM0.48m | 9:17PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 66 | 160 | 307 | 349 | 356 | 551 | 599 | 707 | 767 | 811 | 905 | 1137 | 1110 | 1127 | 1110 | 922 | 757 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 38 | 72 | 72 | 106 | 95 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 794 | 827 | 827 | 951 | 994 | 1130 | 843 | 843 | 834 | 840 | 1256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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