
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
114 | 110 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 72 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 46 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.35m | 2:59AM1.11m | 3:52PM1.35m | 3:51AM1.08m | 4:43PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.50m | 9:22AM0.34m | 10:31PM0.50m | 10:14AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
114 | 110 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 72 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 46 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 251 | 274 | 45 | 9 | 1000 | 323 | 29 | 89 | 273 | 30 | 293 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
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