
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 6 | SW 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 47 | 29 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.54m | 8:27AM1.28m | 8:54PM1.54m | 9:09AM1.31m | 9:32PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.31m | 2:32PM0.22m | 3:16AM0.29m | 3:12PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
10 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 47 | 29 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
21 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 159 | 82 | 159 | 273 | 665 | 552 | 552 | 552 | 159 | 159 | 9 | 730 | 827 | 110 | 971 |
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