
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 45 | 67 | 138 | 156 | 133 | 115 | 85 | 71 | 80 | 154 | 187 | 167 | 211 | 175 | 85 | 73 | 71 | 87 | 108 | 57 | 43 | 47 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.52m | 3:41AM1.24m | 4:33PM1.61m | 4:42AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.70m | 5:42AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.21m | 10:00PM0.38m | 9:55AM0.15m | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:56AM0.08m | 00:06AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
45 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 108 | 57 | 43 | 47 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | SE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | E 9 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 45 | 67 | 138 | 156 | 133 | 115 | 85 | 71 | 80 | 154 | 187 | 167 | 211 | 175 | 85 | 73 | 71 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 348 | 377 | 378 | 514 | 332 | 30 | 30 | 49 | 317 | 514 | 110 | 9 | 491 | 30 | 29 | 49 | 1014 | 1609 | 45 | 52 | 30 | 0 | 9 |
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