
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 85 | 99 | 126 | 181 | 280 | 268 | 206 | 181 | 135 | 151 | 171 | 135 | 114 | 114 | 119 | 81 | 91 | 73 | 88 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.37m | 2:07AM1.17m | 2:59PM1.35m | 2:59AM1.11m | 3:52PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.48m | 8:28AM0.32m | 9:32PM0.50m | 9:22AM0.34m | 10:31PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
71 | 85 | 99 | 126 | 181 | 280 | 268 | 206 | 181 | 135 | 151 | 171 | 135 | 114 | 114 | 119 | 81 | 91 | 73 | 88 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1256 | 1102 | 1256 | 577 | 496 | 427 | 251 | 328 | 377 | 332 | 377 | 348 | 348 | 332 | 327 | 251 | 69 | 29 | 45 | 140 | 0 |
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