Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 57 | 70 | 80 | 71 | 67 | 58 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.43m | 11:50AM1.27m | 00:03AM1.38m | 12:41PM1.31m | 00:50AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.35m | 5:38AM0.32m | 5:42PM0.39m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:36PM0.43m | 7:04AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 33 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 57 | 70 | 80 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1651 | 1729 | 577 | 552 | 549 | 549 | 552 | 2559 | 827 | 2516 | 504 | 505 | 1720 | 112 | 112 | 590 | 827 | 327 | 378 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 514 | 514 |
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