
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 60 | 117 | 168 | 204 | 111 | 115 | 103 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 68 | 46 | 49 | 32 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.61m | 4:42AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.70m | 5:42AM1.30m | 6:30PM1.77m | 6:41AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.15m | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:56AM0.08m | 00:06AM0.25m | 11:55AM0.01m | 1:01AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 5 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | SSW 6 | ENE 3 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
57 | 60 | 117 | 168 | 204 | 111 | 115 | 103 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 68 | 46 | 49 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 37 | 3 | — | 17 | 27 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 312 | 552 | 503 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 274 | 514 | 112 | 30 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 9 | 159 | 519 | 112 | 82 | 49 | 697 |
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