
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 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SE 13 |
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20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36AM1.09m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 3 | SSE 3 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 |
20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | ESE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 9 | 22 | 168 | 284 | 827 | 827 | 1735 | 549 | 159 | 827 | 951 | 705 | 110 | 140 | 140 | 965 | 82 | 831 | 82 | 831 | 2170 | 1735 | 1310 |
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