Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.9° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SW
7
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
72
56
145
211
279
88
51
29
19
17
17
16
15
15
23
22
22
23
27
19
26
38
12
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
WNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:47AM1.24m
3:37PM1.38m
3:39AM1.17m
4:29PM1.39m
4:29AM1.14m
5:16PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.29m
10:05PM0.46m
10:03AM0.30m
11:01PM0.45m
10:50AM0.29m
11:51PM0.43m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
31
30
25
22
21
21
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
30
31
26
23
21
19
24
26
26
25
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
9
7
7
7
10
140
88
51
29
19
17
17
16
15
15
23
22
22
23
27
6
2
3
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
11
11
10
6
3
2
1
1
5
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
3
7
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SW
7
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
95
72
56
145
211
279
1
1
5
6
9
7
6
6
7
5
4
1
19
26
38
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
88
552
836
562
0
9
9
82
159
552
733
667
777
726
733
112
312
921
2150
1256
1256
1188
519
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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