Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.6°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
12
1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
852
908
757
734
710
594
467
439
361
330
433
350
345
345
302
302
300
265
224
294
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:35PM1.30m
3:01AM1.12m
3:26PM1.30m
3:55AM1.20m
4:15PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.48m
9:17PM0.49m
9:13AM0.48m
10:05PM0.44m
10:12AM0.44m
10:48PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
17
19
16
14
12
10
10
14
20
21
19
15
13
12
11
15
19
20
19
16
Feels °C
8
12
15
12
10
8
5
5
9
15
17
15
11
9
9
7
11
14
16
15
13
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