Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | |
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 | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.52m | 8:00AM1.38m | 8:22PM1.52m | 8:42AM1.44m | 9:01PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.26m | 2:10PM0.20m | 2:39AM0.22m | 2:52PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | E 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
15 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 626 | 1256 | 566 | 577 | 274 | 332 | 82 | 29 | 82 | 327 | 110 | 88 | 284 | 9 | 82 | 327 | 312 | 159 |
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