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Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
49 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.36m | 10:42PM1.78m | 11:01AM1.34m | 11:38PM1.70m | 12:02PM1.32m | 00:36AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM-0.01m | 5:07AM0.16m | 5:01PM0.07m | 6:04AM0.21m | 6:03PM0.17m | 7:03AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
49 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 110 | 609 | 552 | 585 | 22 | 0 | 110 | 609 | 780 | 572 | 514 | 377 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 308 | 861 | 325 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
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