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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 10AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 66 | 71 | 85 | 122 | 149 | 187 | 265 | 260 | 233 | 170 | 150 | 140 | 118 | 109 | 106 | 114 | 98 | 81 | 88 | 88 | 69 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.37m | 2:07AM1.17m | 2:59PM1.35m | 2:59AM1.11m | 3:52PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.28m | 8:27PM0.48m | 8:28AM0.32m | 9:32PM0.50m | 9:22AM0.34m | 10:31PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 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 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 66 | 71 | 85 | 122 | 149 | 187 | 265 | 260 | 233 | 170 | 150 | 140 | 118 | 109 | 106 | 114 | 98 | 81 | 88 | 88 | 69 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 503 | 549 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 1256 | 552 | 425 | 328 | 251 | 549 | 332 | 332 | 378 | 377 | 377 | 325 | 251 | 89 | 293 | 82 |
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