
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:36PM1.58m | 00:53AM1.22m | 1:40PM1.54m | 2:00AM1.22m | 2:44PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.17m | 7:02PM0.34m | 6:56AM0.22m | 8:11PM0.36m | 8:08AM0.25m | 9:19PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 15 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 82 | 284 | 284 | 378 | 378 | 377 | 325 | 317 | 274 | 273 | 273 | 1601 | 1609 | 1729 | 159 | 159 | 826 | 378 | 378 | 330 | 308 | 385 |
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