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Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 181 | 162 | 120 | 88 | 65 | 47 | 41 | 48 | 66 | 97 | 146 | 156 | 150 | 116 | 97 | 105 | 112 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.53m | 7:56AM1.18m | 8:29PM1.54m | 8:36AM1.18m | 9:09PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.21m | 2:19AM0.32m | 2:00PM0.21m | 2:58AM0.32m | 2:39PM0.22m | 3:37AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 13 | SE 7 | E 12 | SE 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | S 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 20 | — | 51 | — | 150 | 116 | 97 | 105 | 112 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | — | — | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | — | — | 15 | 139 | 181 | 162 | 120 | 88 | 65 | 47 | 41 | 48 | 66 | 97 | 146 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 274 | 549 | 549 | 831 | 602 | 407 | 407 | 388 | 110 | 1123 | 552 | 325 | 251 | 189 | 110 | 189 | 325 | 43 | 110 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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