
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 119 | 88 | 50 | 81 | 103 | 94 | 77 | 93 | 84 | 72 | 52 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.61m | 4:42AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.70m | 5:42AM1.30m | 6:30PM1.77m | 6:41AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:56AM0.08m | 00:06AM0.25m | 11:55AM0.01m | 1:01AM0.18m | 12:52PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
12 | 14 | 75 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 4 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 |
103 | 119 | 88 | 50 | 81 | 103 | 94 | 77 | 93 | 84 | 72 | 52 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 514 | 71 | 82 | 82 | 112 | 30 | 514 | 317 | 43 | 9 | 30 | 129 | 9 | 159 | 1735 | 963 | 112 | 112 | 82 | 112 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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