
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 104 | 74 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.53m | 3:14AM1.21m | 4:04PM1.56m | 4:19AM1.26m | 5:04PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:28AM0.20m | 10:39PM0.33m | 10:36AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 |
13 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 27 | 51 | 83 | 101 | 104 | 74 | 80 | 103 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1230 | 1178 | 129 | 1729 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 780 | 325 | 667 | 491 | 655 | 667 | 549 | 549 | 552 |
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