
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 40 | 78 | 91 | 77 | 67 | 52 | 40 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 99 | 74 | 53 | 55 | 43 | 66 | 97 | 115 | 132 | 59 | 79 | 48 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.37m | 1:43AM1.28m | 2:33PM1.44m | 2:40AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.43m | 7:04AM0.28m | 7:40PM0.44m | 7:56AM0.25m | 8:50PM0.43m | 8:54AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 79 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 39 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
33 | 40 | 78 | 91 | 77 | 67 | — | 40 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 99 | 74 | 53 | 55 | 43 | 66 | 97 | 115 | 132 | 59 | — | 48 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 1768 | 1037 | 377 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 1263 | 2516 | 862 | 495 | 308 | 129 | 82 | 29 | 273 | 946 | 46 | 503 | 427 | 58 | 30 | 52 | 323 |
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