
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 69 | 56 | 59 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 46 | 50 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.11m | 3:52PM1.35m | 3:51AM1.08m | 4:43PM1.37m | 4:43AM1.08m | 5:31PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.34m | 10:31PM0.50m | 10:14AM0.33m | 11:23PM0.48m | 11:03AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — |
72 | 69 | 56 | 59 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 46 | 50 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 25 | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 274 | 274 | 630 | 49 | 82 | 168 | 330 | 30 | 82 | 29 | 29 | 308 | 284 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 49 | 82 |
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