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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?
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | |
94 | 91 | 99 | 66 | 57 | 78 | 84 | 67 | 55 | 70 | 70 | 83 | 97 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 68 | 80 | 43 | 34 | 26 | 62 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.41m | 5:06AM1.22m | 5:46PM1.45m | 5:51AM1.20m | 6:29PM1.49m | 6:34AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.39m | 11:25AM0.26m | 00:15AM0.37m | 12:05PM0.24m | 00:58AM0.34m | 12:44PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 57 | 78 | 84 | 67 | 54 | 70 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 47 | 43 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
4 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
94 | 91 | 99 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 70 | 83 | 97 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 68 | 80 | — | 22 | 54 | 62 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1612 | 327 | 585 | 514 | 378 | 323 | 323 | 327 | 327 | 388 | 378 | 378 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 112 | 189 | 425 |
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