Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
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16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:09AM1.07m | 4:57PM1.37m | 5:01AM1.12m | 5:43PM1.42m | 5:49AM1.18m | 6:25PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.36m | 11:37PM0.46m | 11:21AM0.32m | 00:18AM0.42m | 12:06PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SE 6 | S 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
— | 1 | — | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 112 | 284 | 701 | 549 | 552 | 129 | 665 | 667 | 312 | 284 | 737 | 780 | 436 | 49 | 308 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1190 | 1188 | 733 | 504 |
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