Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 27 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 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 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
51
64
61
52
36
33
33
34
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
33
33
33
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
0
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:43PM1.48m
6:46AM1.14m
7:24PM1.51m
7:28AM1.17m
8:05PM1.53m
8:10AM1.19m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.37m
12:56PM0.23m
1:56AM0.35m
1:36PM0.22m
2:34AM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
8:27
 mm
1
8
4
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
28
27
28
32
27
26
27
26
24
24
28
29
27
26
26
25
24
23
27
29
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
33
32
30
29
29
26
26
30
30
28
29
28
27
26
24
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
19
18
18
18
10
33
33
33
32
17
26
27
20
20
20
21
15
15
14
8
33
33
33
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
10
14
14
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
8
8
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
51
51
64
61
52
36
30
28
34
17
1
3
4
8
13
14
15
17
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)
348
388
388
308
378
52
29
46
0
12
29
29
9
9
9
2150
425
705
325
140
49
49
810
827
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(10 max)
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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