Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SW 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.52m | 10:49AM1.51m | 11:04PM1.40m | 11:39AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.15m | 4:32AM0.14m | 4:59PM0.24m | 5:15AM0.19m | 5:51PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | — | E 6 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2516 | 1751 | 1729 | 810 | 1735 | 549 | 549 | 810 | 2543 | 2536 | 491 | 378 | 549 | 602 | 514 | 514 | 327 | 667 | 82 |
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