
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.52m | 2:07AM1.19m | 3:00PM1.53m | 3:14AM1.21m | 4:04PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.40m | 8:16AM0.22m | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:28AM0.20m | 10:39PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 9 | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
— | — | 15 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 42 | — | 19 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 605 | 1139 | 918 | 325 | 532 | 82 | 129 | 82 | 82 | 1651 | 1143 | 88 | 1651 | 273 | 273 | 957 | 827 | 827 | 817 | 827 | 189 |
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