Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.3° C
0.3° 

Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
33
43
67
79
96
94
90
88
86
67
67
65
62
46
45
44
44
43
33
30
16
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:19AM1.21m
3:14PM1.54m
3:23AM1.21m
4:17PM1.60m
4:27AM1.24m
5:18PM1.66m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.20m
9:46PM0.39m
9:37AM0.16m
10:52PM0.34m
10:43AM0.11m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
31
30
30
28
29
30
31
30
31
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
29
28
28
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