Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.4°C
1.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
13
13
23
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:43PM1.42m
5:49AM1.18m
6:25PM1.46m
6:34AM1.24m
7:05PM1.50m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.42m
12:06PM0.28m
00:56AM0.36m
12:48PM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
28
29
28
27
24
27
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
32
31
30
26
29
31
30
30
30
31
31
30
31
30
30
30
31
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