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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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | |
44 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 42 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 128 | 132 | 90 | 60 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.34m | 6:12PM1.46m | 6:25AM1.32m | 6:55PM1.51m | 7:06AM1.29m | 7:35PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.24m | 00:34AM0.29m | 12:38PM0.21m | 1:18AM0.27m | 1:15PM0.20m | 2:00AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
44 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
— | 15 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 67 | 128 | 132 | 90 | 60 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 29 | 946 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 284 | 501 | 82 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 82 | 168 | 140 | 82 | 82 | 9 |
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