
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 205 | 182 | 160 | 156 | 135 | 135 | 106 | 110 | 114 | 98 | 84 | 65 | 60 | 69 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 39 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.17m | 2:59PM1.35m | 2:59AM1.11m | 3:52PM1.35m | 3:51AM1.08m | 4:43PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.32m | 9:32PM0.50m | 9:22AM0.34m | 10:31PM0.50m | 10:14AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 20 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
198 | 205 | 182 | 160 | 156 | 135 | 135 | 106 | 110 | 114 | 98 | 84 | 65 | 60 | 69 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 427 | 503 | 325 | 377 | 377 | 348 | 378 | 377 | 332 | 327 | 189 | 89 | 45 | 29 | 332 | 284 | 140 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
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