Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 am 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (14 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
21
15
16
22
43
64
85
73
45
71
88
81
101
82
73
92
115
84
64
68
39
39
71
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:58AM1.35m
7:41PM1.85m
7:54AM1.38m
8:36PM1.87m
8:51AM1.40m
9:30PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.15m
1:06PM-0.05m
2:10AM0.11m
2:00PM-0.08m
3:03AM0.10m
2:55PM-0.06m
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
25
28
29
28
27
26
27
26
26
28
29
29
29
27
26
24
23
26
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
28
30
30
28
27
26
28
28
28
30
30
31
32
30
26
26
25
27
28
28
29
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
8
7
15
7
7
7
7
7
7
45
71
79
3
3
3
7
8
115
84
64
68
39
3
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
7
6
2
6
2
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
1
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
15
21
16
22
43
64
85
73
25
88
81
101
82
73
92
92
39
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
733
82
972
963
957
536
377
377
332
29
29
29
89
29
30
30
46
29
29
29
971
129
112
52
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
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