Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.1° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
29
28
28
20
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
13
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
NNE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM1.36m
1:26AM1.12m
2:17PM1.33m
2:19AM1.07m
3:12PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.49m
7:40AM0.35m
8:52PM0.53m
8:38AM0.38m
9:55PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
1
3
2
1
5
Temp °C
31
31
31
30
30
29
29
29
31
31
31
29
28
24
27
28
30
30
30
28
25
Feels °C
35
33
34
34
33
33
33
34
34
33
33
33
33
26
29
33
34
33
33
31
28
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