Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C

1.6°C colder than average 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (11 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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 Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
16
12
11
9
11
20
34
51
45
37
31
22
27
39
44
50
50
36
26
17
17
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
3:58PM1.47m
4:07AM1.30m
4:54PM1.59m
5:05AM1.31m
5:50PM1.70m
6:02AM1.33m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.37m
10:24AM0.16m
11:23PM0.29m
11:18AM0.08m
00:21AM0.21m
12:12PM0.00m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part 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>
8:22
8:22
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
25
27
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
28
30
29
27
27
26
26
24
28
31
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
27
25
25
25
26
26
29
30
29
27
28
27
27
26
31
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
15
15
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
2
2
2
26
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
4
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
2
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
5
9
14
16
12
11
8
11
20
34
51
45
37
31
22
27
39
44
50
50
36
7
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)
2170
1190
549
505
378
378
501
572
572
573
549
705
82
82
88
573
754
700
377
49
82
43
140
949
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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