
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.82m | 7:38AM1.40m | 8:19PM1.83m | 8:34AM1.44m | 9:11PM1.79m | 9:30AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.13m | 1:47PM-0.06m | 2:44AM0.11m | 2:41PM-0.04m | 3:33AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 9 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
— | — | — | 23 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | 19 | 22 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 827 | 585 | 585 | 12 | 514 | 514 | 9 | 9 | 1568 | 140 | 140 | 9 | 9 | 159 | 159 | 536 | 662 | 864 | 864 | 918 | 827 | 918 | 918 | 892 |
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