
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 98 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 43 | 77 | 80 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 36 | 20 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.42m | 00:23AM1.30m | 1:11PM1.45m | 1:18AM1.24m | 2:11PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.23m | 6:19PM0.39m | 6:31AM0.23m | 7:22PM0.41m | 7:27AM0.22m | 8:33PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 7 |
70 | 98 | 44 | — | — | 14 | — | 33 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 20 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
53 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | SSE 6 |
— | 82 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 43 | 77 | 80 | 40 | — | 22 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 89 | 30 | 388 | 540 | 1000 | 549 | 378 | 491 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 9 | 1609 | 1609 | 30 | 30 | 377 | 327 | 385 | 1258 | 1258 | 1230 |
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