
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.54m | 9:09AM1.31m | 9:32PM1.52m | 9:52AM1.34m | 10:10PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.22m | 3:16AM0.29m | 3:12PM0.24m | 3:50AM0.27m | 3:52PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SE 8 |
26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
— | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 |
— | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 552 | 159 | 284 | 312 | 733 | 159 | 273 | 827 | 957 | 605 | 284 | 312 | 312 | 780 | 1000 | 951 | 584 | 794 |
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