
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 34 | 74 | 138 | 171 | 131 | 72 | 47 | 34 | 47 | 18 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.49m | 7:02AM1.19m | 7:38PM1.52m | 7:45AM1.23m | 8:16PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.37m | 1:13PM0.23m | 2:06AM0.34m | 1:53PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 |
15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 47 | 34 | 32 | 18 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 74 | 138 | 171 | 131 | 5 | — | — | 47 | — | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 951 | 332 | 951 | 327 | 308 | 308 | 1735 | 951 | 828 | 377 | 658 | 378 | 82 | 29 | 30 | 82 | 0 | 427 | 552 |
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