Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.44m | 8:00PM1.74m | 8:18AM1.50m | 8:48PM1.70m | 9:09AM1.53m | 9:34PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.15m | 1:35PM-0.01m | 2:20AM0.11m | 2:27PM0.01m | 3:05AM0.09m | 3:18PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | — | 7 | 10 | — | 10 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 1729 | 827 | 1776 | 827 | 1735 | 1609 | 1609 | 1729 | 845 | 665 | 904 | 918 | 1745 | 949 | 1747 | 1601 | 1737 | 82 | 312 | 312 | 2031 | 273 | 88 |
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