Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
17
16
16
15
23
22
23
15
15
15
17
19
24
20
20
60
58
56
52
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
WNW
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:49AM1.51m
11:04PM1.40m
11:39AM1.47m
11:49PM1.29m
12:30PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.24m
5:15AM0.19m
5:51PM0.34m
6:00AM0.25m
6:47PM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:55
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
5
1
Temp °C
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
31
32
31
29
29
28
29
29
32
33
32
26
26
Feels °C
35
33
33
33
33
33
32
32
35
34
33
32
34
32
34
35
37
36
34
27
29
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