Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
13
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.2
E
10
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
51
7
4
0
0
228
283
333
367
267
589
589
599
522
467
447
373
367
308
350
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:46PM1.42m
6:04AM1.32m
6:28PM1.45m
6:48AM1.42m
7:09PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.33m
00:15AM0.33m
12:22PM0.27m
00:50AM0.26m
1:05PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
 mm
1
2
3
3
Temp °C
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
22
23
20
18
16
15
15
18
22
23
21
19
Feels °C
18
19
20
21
19
18
17
17
19
20
19
16
14
12
10
11
14
19
19
17
15
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