
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.08m | 4:43PM1.37m | 4:43AM1.08m | 5:31PM1.41m | 5:31AM1.11m | 6:16PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.33m | 11:23PM0.48m | 11:03AM0.31m | 00:09AM0.44m | 11:49AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 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 |
10 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
20 | 20 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 82 | 29 | 30 | 273 | 273 | 2041 | 501 | 82 | 49 | 82 | 49 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 9 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 140 | 810 | 827 | 273 |
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