Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 38 | 52 | 55 | 78 | 126 | 148 | 146 | 112 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.70m | 6:02AM1.33m | 6:46PM1.79m | 6:58AM1.35m | 7:41PM1.85m | 7:54AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.08m | 00:21AM0.21m | 12:12PM0.00m | 1:17AM0.15m | 1:06PM-0.05m | 2:10AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 |
8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
— | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
12 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 24 | — | — | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 38 | 52 | 55 | 78 | 126 | 148 | 146 | 112 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 701 | 592 | 737 | 573 | 381 | 82 | 312 | 129 | 273 | 972 | 726 | 733 | 713 | 726 | 766 | 189 | 328 | 969 | 609 | 52 | 82 | 332 | 29 | 0 |
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