
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | 84 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 24 | 108 | 134 | 188 | 210 | 229 | 199 | 172 | 139 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41PM1.29m | 12:21PM1.62m | 00:45AM1.27m | 1:22PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.24m | 5:40AM0.15m | 6:48PM0.28m | 6:47AM0.22m | 7:53PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
86 | 84 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 24 | 29 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 73 | 108 | 134 | 188 | 210 | 229 | 199 | 172 | 139 | 128 | 120 | 139 | 148 | 153 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1263 | 1713 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 573 | 733 | 110 | 1729 | 82 | 1719 | 1776 | 1746 |
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