Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.46m | 6:34AM1.24m | 7:05PM1.50m | 7:17AM1.32m | 7:44PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.28m | 00:56AM0.36m | 12:48PM0.25m | 1:31AM0.31m | 1:29PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
4 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | E 7 | S 11 | E 7 | — | — | E 16 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | SE 14 | E 13 | — | — |
18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 1181 | 1181 | 960 | 505 | 549 | 549 | 918 | 918 | 949 | 1256 | 1256 | 549 | 549 | 378 | 88 | 323 | 969 | 1148 | 504 | 52 |
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