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Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | |
103 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 82 | 115 | 128 | 119 | 119 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.37m | 4:17AM1.27m | 5:00PM1.41m | 5:06AM1.22m | 5:46PM1.45m | 5:51AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.28m | 10:31PM0.40m | 10:42AM0.27m | 11:26PM0.39m | 11:25AM0.26m | 00:15AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 54 | 67 | 54 | 72 | 58 | 48 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
103 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 19 | 115 | 128 | 119 | 119 | 55 | 47 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 95 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 348 | 377 | 585 | 393 | 514 | 389 | 332 | 327 | 332 | 348 | 378 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 378 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 325 | 274 | 82 | 22 | 22 |
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