
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 70 | 121 | 199 | 176 | 142 | 135 | 197 | 412 | 312 | 242 | 154 | 121 | 140 | 99 | 60 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.40m | 11:17PM1.68m | 11:43AM1.39m | 00:10AM1.57m | 12:43PM1.38m | 1:03AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.08m | 5:40AM0.17m | 5:46PM0.19m | 6:33AM0.21m | 6:48PM0.29m | 7:27AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 154 | 7 | 140 | 99 | 60 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | E 4 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
53 | 70 | 121 | 199 | 176 | 142 | 135 | 197 | 412 | 312 | 242 | — | 121 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2533 | 2543 | 2540 | 514 | 377 | 88 | 129 | 312 | 312 | 332 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 129 | 140 | 754 | 733 | 733 | 904 | 312 |
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