
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.19m | 3:00PM1.53m | 3:14AM1.21m | 4:04PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.40m | 8:16AM0.22m | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:28AM0.20m | 10:39PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 48 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
26 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | W 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 |
10 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 35 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 918 | 591 | 325 | 88 | 505 | 82 | 82 | 1170 | 536 | 273 | 505 | 273 | 159 | 159 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 752 |
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