
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 56 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.11m | 6:16PM1.45m | 6:18AM1.14m | 6:58PM1.49m | 7:02AM1.19m | 7:38PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.44m | 11:49AM0.28m | 00:50AM0.41m | 12:32PM0.25m | 1:29AM0.37m | 1:13PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ENE 6 | SW 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 56 | 110 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 140 | 827 | 273 | 22 | 519 | 284 | 82 | 552 | 780 | 951 | 951 | 951 | 793 | 826 | 552 | 552 | 737 | 780 | 930 | 537 | 549 |
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