
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 61 | 101 | 163 | 225 | 260 | 413 | 589 | 450 | 284 | 270 | 233 | 213 | 170 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.48m | 10:36AM1.37m | 10:50PM1.42m | 11:23AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.27m | 4:25AM0.25m | 4:36PM0.31m | 5:02AM0.24m | 5:24PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 61 | 101 | 163 | 225 | 260 | 413 | 589 | 450 | 284 | 270 | 233 | 213 | 170 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 810 | 810 | 1601 | 1230 | 1601 | 701 | 2034 | 701 | 566 | 562 | 694 | 536 | 970 | 389 | 348 | 389 | 513 | 549 | 274 |
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