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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
21.0° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
31 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 75 | 59 | 75 | 46 | 77 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.38m | 9:46PM1.84m | 10:03AM1.36m | 10:42PM1.78m | 11:01AM1.34m | 11:38PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM-0.05m | 4:12AM0.12m | 4:04PM-0.01m | 5:07AM0.16m | 5:01PM0.07m | 6:04AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
31 | 43 | 43 | — | — | 44 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 75 | 59 | 75 | 46 | 77 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 17 | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
4 | — | — | 11 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | 42 | 43 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 1601 | 1601 | 1000 | 1186 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 110 | 110 | 798 | 791 | 817 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 110 | 332 | 766 | 552 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
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