
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.23m | 8:16PM1.54m | 8:27AM1.28m | 8:54PM1.54m | 9:09AM1.31m | 9:32PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.34m | 1:53PM0.22m | 2:42AM0.31m | 2:32PM0.22m | 3:16AM0.29m | 3:12PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 |
72 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 6 | — | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 6 |
123 | — | — | — | 21 | 28 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 9 | 9 | 273 | 273 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 140 | 82 | 82 | 840 | 168 | 168 | 552 | 82 | 82 | 273 | 831 | 827 | 827 | 957 |
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