
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 126 | 175 | 104 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 87 | 73 | 64 | 66 | 53 | 51 | 40 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.24m | 4:33PM1.61m | 4:42AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.70m | 5:42AM1.30m | 6:30PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.15m | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:56AM0.08m | 00:06AM0.25m | 11:55AM0.01m | 1:01AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:24 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 104 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 64 | 66 | 53 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 |
68 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 126 | 175 | 69 | 31 | 71 | 77 | 87 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 88 | 82 | 514 | 552 | 549 | 0 | 30 | 82 | 30 | 30 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 140 | 1737 | 112 | 22 | 22 |
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