Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 49 | 71 | 60 | 135 | 47 | 25 | 21 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.32m | 3:15AM1.06m | 4:06PM1.33m | 4:09AM1.07m | 4:57PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.38m | 9:55PM0.53m | 9:37AM0.38m | 10:50PM0.51m | 10:31AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 61 | 47 | 25 | 21 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 47 | 49 | 71 | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 951 | 951 | 845 | 1014 | 112 | 273 | 312 | 312 | 30 | 30 | 951 | 29 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 129 |
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