Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.8° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SE
10
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
31
32
33
33
33
14
77
67
70
77
123
107
110
113
116
131
128
125
100
100
95
138
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:05PM1.53m
8:10AM1.19m
8:44PM1.54m
8:52AM1.20m
9:23PM1.53m
9:35AM1.22m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.34m
2:16PM0.22m
3:12AM0.33m
2:54PM0.24m
3:49AM0.33m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
28
26
26
25
23
22
26
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
27
28
27
25
25
24
24
23
27
29
Feels °C
30
28
29
27
25
24
26
28
27
25
24
26
25
26
27
27
26
25
26
25
27
25
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
31
31
31
32
33
33
33
14
10
107
110
125
100
100
95
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
5
5
7
4
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
9
25
31
33
34
58
77
67
70
77
123
113
116
131
128
83
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)
1735
532
501
501
49
49
585
827
828
831
810
110
0
0
0
110
810
110
110
110
0
0
0
110
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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2
1
1
1
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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