
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 57 | 59 | 53 | 87 | 115 | 114 | 147 | 52 | 48 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.70m | 5:42AM1.30m | 6:30PM1.77m | 6:41AM1.35m | 7:26PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.08m | 00:06AM0.25m | 11:55AM0.01m | 1:01AM0.18m | 12:52PM-0.04m | 1:53AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:23 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 59 | 52 | 48 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 57 | 59 | 53 | 87 | 115 | 114 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 30 | 312 | 52 | 82 | 112 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 168 | 112 | 9 | 129 | 82 | 9 | 49 | 140 | 82 | 519 | 71 | 71 |
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