
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 73 | 83 | 71 | 61 | 58 | 42 | 37 | 57 | 90 | 107 | 97 | 81 | 58 | 43 | 55 | 85 | 166 | 204 | 159 | 131 | 103 | 85 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.28m | 2:33PM1.44m | 2:40AM1.25m | 3:33PM1.52m | 3:41AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.44m | 7:56AM0.25m | 8:50PM0.43m | 8:54AM0.21m | 10:00PM0.38m | 9:55AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
65 | 73 | 83 | 71 | 61 | 58 | 42 | 37 | 57 | 90 | 107 | 97 | 81 | 58 | 43 | 55 | 85 | 166 | 204 | 159 | 131 | 103 | 85 | 101 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 1906 | 308 | 308 | 49 | 30 | 45 | 273 | 273 | 284 | 88 | 503 | 71 | 82 | 49 | 330 | 377 | 377 | 58 | 332 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 323 |
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