Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:48PM1.70m | 9:09AM1.53m | 9:34PM1.62m | 9:59AM1.53m | 10:19PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.01m | 3:05AM0.09m | 3:18PM0.07m | 3:49AM0.10m | 4:08PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 |
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
8 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1737 | 1972 | 918 | 1609 | 1735 | 1737 | 2041 | 2590 | 1737 | 273 | 1735 | 1729 | 82 | 52 | 810 | 2533 | 2703 | 1651 | 52 |
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