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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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
67 | 69 | 61 | 90 | 83 | 69 | 72 | 51 | 136 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 50 | 42 | 30 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 53 | 54 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.45m | 5:51AM1.20m | 6:29PM1.49m | 6:34AM1.18m | 7:09PM1.52m | 7:15AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.26m | 00:15AM0.37m | 12:05PM0.24m | 00:58AM0.34m | 12:44PM0.23m | 1:39AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:16 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
67 | 69 | 54 | 72 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 82 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 46 | 44 | — | — | 44 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
25 | 34 | 61 | 90 | 83 | 69 | 72 | 49 | 136 | — | 53 | 57 | — | 13 | 22 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 53 | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 325 | 325 | 378 | 425 | 325 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 168 | 200 | 274 | 274 | 110 | 110 | 274 | 211 | 112 |
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