Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
21.4°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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (25 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
707
723
656
619
664
573
365
524
460
479
463
473
338
304
304
440
377
231
166
184
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM1.40m
7:52AM1.71m
8:07PM1.40m
8:40AM1.76m
8:56PM1.38m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.17m
1:28AM0.07m
2:16PM0.14m
2:12AM0.02m
3:05PM0.13m
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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Temp °C
19
20
19
18
16
13
12
12
15
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20
18
17
17
16
15
16
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
12
10
8
9
12
17
18
17
15
16
14
12
13
17
17
17
16
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