Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.12m | 2:17PM1.33m | 2:19AM1.07m | 3:12PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.49m | 7:40AM0.35m | 8:52PM0.53m | 8:38AM0.38m | 9:55PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 951 | 549 | 549 | 780 | 827 | 904 | 845 | 789 | 1181 | 1181 | 1181 | 563 | 1188 | 1188 | 1601 | 2590 | 284 | 1601 | 328 |
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