
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 14 | E 13 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 69 | 107 | 114 | 79 | 123 | 126 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.34m | 4:30AM1.15m | 5:02PM1.38m | 5:19AM1.23m | 5:46PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.46m | 10:49AM0.38m | 11:37PM0.40m | 11:37AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 7 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | — |
18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 79 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | S 13 | — | — |
24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 7 | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
9 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 69 | 107 | 114 | 9 | 123 | 126 | 118 | 186 | 186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1256 | 1601 | 827 | 590 | 159 | 159 | 110 | 827 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 831 | 1737 | 2031 | 1615 | 1833 | 704 |
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