
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.35m | 7:26PM1.82m | 7:38AM1.40m | 8:19PM1.83m | 8:34AM1.44m | 9:11PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.18m | 12:52PM-0.04m | 1:53AM0.13m | 1:47PM-0.06m | 2:44AM0.11m | 2:41PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
13 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | 13 | 18 | — | 22 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 1571 | 168 | 274 | 9 | 9 | 110 | 9 | 1256 | 1571 | 1190 | 1186 | 9 | 140 | 159 | 308 | 549 | 827 | 713 | 701 |
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