
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:01AM1.64m | 9:17PM1.41m | 9:49AM1.66m | 10:04PM1.36m | 10:41AM1.65m | 10:55PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.17m | 3:21AM0.08m | 4:07PM0.19m | 4:06AM0.09m | 5:00PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 4 | SSE 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 308 | 552 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 168 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 159 | 82 | 82 | 140 | 273 | 949 | 737 | 378 |
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