Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 38 | 56 | 66 | 96 | 119 | 90 | 82 | 79 | 98 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11AM1.51m | 10:25PM1.39m | 11:00AM1.53m | 11:12PM1.33m | 11:53AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.17m | 4:20PM0.25m | 4:31AM0.16m | 5:10PM0.29m | 5:16AM0.17m | 6:06PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 56 | 66 | 96 | 119 | 90 | 82 | 79 | 98 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 159 | 159 | 662 | 312 | 1257 | 1257 | 1651 | 312 | 312 | 159 | 159 | 284 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 323 | 629 | 549 | 332 |
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