
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- 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 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| 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 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 9:55AM0.42m | 10:56PM0.46m | 10:49AM0.38m | 11:37PM0.40m | 11:37AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — |
19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | — | — |
16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | NE 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 46 | — | — | 5 | 60 | 66 | 76 | 152 | 198 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 831 | 1601 | 1181 | 707 | 590 | 159 | 159 | 140 | 110 | 159 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 1615 | 1737 | 994 | 994 | 1039 | 605 |
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