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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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | |
89 | 93 | 104 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 49 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 43 | 26 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 66 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.40m | 5:40AM1.34m | 6:12PM1.46m | 6:25AM1.32m | 6:55PM1.51m | 7:06AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.26m | 11:45PM0.31m | 11:59AM0.24m | 00:34AM0.29m | 12:38PM0.21m | 1:18AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
89 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 49 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 22 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 43 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
5 | 93 | 104 | 64 | 72 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 39 | 66 | 58 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 110 | 810 | 110 | 629 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 49 | 168 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 284 | 30 | 491 | 810 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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