Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
9
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
20
12
17
19
22
20
38
71
95
103
77
50
72
122
111
71
42
63
33
33
42
41
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17AM1.12m
6:01PM1.45m
6:02AM1.13m
6:43PM1.48m
6:46AM1.14m
7:24PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.43m
11:34AM0.28m
00:35AM0.40m
12:16PM0.26m
1:17AM0.37m
12:56PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
27
27
28
30
29
28
26
27
25
25
24
28
31
31
28
26
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
30
29
28
28
28
28
27
26
30
33
32
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
14
20
12
17
12
20
21
13
9
9
8
9
19
17
17
71
42
40
30
33
32
31
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
2
10
8
17
10
33
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
4
3
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
19
22
19
38
71
95
103
77
50
72
122
111
63
29
42
41
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
312
308
284
312
766
737
642
524
491
427
193
274
348
737
82
52
0
29
0
29
22
501
52
29
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
7
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