
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
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11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 66 | 62 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 74 | 91 | 97 | 107 | 90 | 55 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.38m | 12:41PM1.31m | 00:50AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.37m | 1:43AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.39m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:36PM0.43m | 7:04AM0.28m | 7:40PM0.44m | 7:56AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
— | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
6 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | — | 33 | 66 | 62 | — | — | 56 | 74 | 91 | 97 | 107 | 90 | 55 | 57 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2567 | 587 | 513 | 505 | 633 | 29 | 29 | 2150 | 951 | 29 | 112 | 491 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 630 | 629 | 1651 | 312 | 332 | 251 | 52 | 45 | 46 |
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