Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 54 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 98 | 148 | 182 | 144 | 101 | 78 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.70m | 6:02AM1.33m | 6:46PM1.79m | 6:58AM1.35m | 7:41PM1.85m | 7:54AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.21m | 12:12PM0.00m | 1:17AM0.15m | 1:06PM-0.05m | 2:10AM0.11m | 2:00PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 101 | 78 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | SE 7 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 54 | 40 | 23 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 23 | 22 | 16 | — | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 98 | 148 | 182 | 144 | — | — | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 501 | 112 | 82 | 88 | 857 | 82 | 273 | 951 | 972 | 766 | 845 | 733 | 737 | 963 | 965 | 957 | 969 | 22 | 323 | 332 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 514 |
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