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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
21.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
35 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 51 | 54 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.39m | 7:58PM1.83m | 8:13AM1.39m | 8:51PM1.86m | 9:07AM1.38m | 9:46PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM-0.03m | 2:25AM0.09m | 2:17PM-0.06m | 3:18AM0.09m | 3:09PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | 8:08 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 |
35 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 51 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 42 | — | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | S 13 |
3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSE 8 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 54 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 42 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 22 | 22 | 971 | 1125 | 1256 | 1256 | 30 | 325 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 1030 | 514 | 552 | 377 | 112 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 1259 | 110 | 110 | 660 |
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