
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 161 | 146 | 11 | 2 | 143 | |
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 | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.19m | 3:00PM1.53m | 3:14AM1.21m | 4:04PM1.56m | 4:19AM1.26m | 5:04PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.22m | 9:34PM0.38m | 9:28AM0.20m | 10:39PM0.33m | 10:36AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 26 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | — |
10 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | E 11 | — |
10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | 1 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 39 | 70 | 122 | 161 | 146 | 118 | 134 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1230 | 685 | 82 | 1651 | 1651 | 1178 | 1188 | 162 | 918 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 827 | 22 | 694 | 632 | 655 | 667 | 630 | 608 | 585 | 562 |
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