Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
2.9° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.8
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
347
381
290
311
346
364
418
594
707
723
656
533
649
612
538
459
465
440
523
482
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34PM1.40m
7:04AM1.63m
7:20PM1.40m
7:52AM1.71m
8:07PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.23m
00:46AM0.13m
1:29PM0.17m
1:28AM0.07m
2:16PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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Temp °C
17
21
20
19
17
16
16
17
19
20
19
18
16
14
13
12
16
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
16
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
10
10
9
13
16
18
17
15
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