Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0°C
1.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
148
153
205
209
181
163
163
126
111
96
80
85
78
78
74
59
58
47
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM1.60m
5:20AM1.34m
5:59PM1.62m
6:17AM1.42m
6:50PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.27m
11:37AM0.12m
00:25AM0.20m
12:32PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
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