Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.3° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
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Tuesday
3
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
163
173
168
148
123
0
115
115
95
92
104
78
82
98
108
105
121
208
177
143
176
157
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM1.55m
00:51AM1.28m
1:24PM1.49m
1:58AM1.32m
2:24PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.22m
6:53PM0.30m
6:59AM0.28m
7:57PM0.29m
8:13AM0.31m
8:55PM0.27m
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Temp °C
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18
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17
17
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23
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Feels °C
12
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15
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14
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15
15
15
17
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18
17
18
18
18
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20
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