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Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | |
2 | 176 | 139 | 104 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 85 | 77 | 79 | 49 | 38 | 51 | 74 | 128 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.18m | 8:29PM1.54m | 8:36AM1.18m | 9:09PM1.53m | 9:17AM1.17m | 9:49PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.32m | 2:00PM0.21m | 2:58AM0.32m | 2:39PM0.22m | 3:37AM0.33m | 3:17PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | 8:19 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 13 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 85 | 77 | 79 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
160 | 176 | 139 | 104 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 42 | 51 | 74 | 128 | 152 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 407 | 110 | 407 | 514 | 552 | 585 | 274 | 200 | 189 | 211 | 110 | 110 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 110 | 110 | 501 | 562 | 501 | 110 | 82 |
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