
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 54 | 117 | |
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 | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30AM1.46m | 10:01PM1.72m | 10:24AM1.47m | 10:50PM1.62m | 11:19AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.02m | 4:21AM0.11m | 4:29PM0.11m | 5:08AM0.14m | 5:24PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — |
10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
— | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 54 | 117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 949 | 831 | 831 | 766 | 667 | 794 | 1601 | 1729 | 2150 | 1601 | 1601 | 1609 | 1751 | 745 | 1609 | 1609 | 1651 | 1651 | 549 | 514 | 430 |
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