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Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
22.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | 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 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | |
62 | 61 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 80 | 98 | 84 | 129 | 84 | 84 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.34m | 11:38PM1.70m | 12:02PM1.32m | 00:36AM1.60m | 1:04PM1.31m | 1:33AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.07m | 6:04AM0.21m | 6:03PM0.17m | 7:03AM0.25m | 7:09PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | 8:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | 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 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 |
62 | 61 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 80 | 98 | 84 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 13 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 84 | 84 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 754 | 110 | 110 | 549 | 274 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 892 | 841 | 332 | 319 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 308 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 323 | 317 | 30 |
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