Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.0°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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
153
168
168
173
149
119
105
83
64
50
43
37
29
47
61
48
67
64
65
52
51
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM1.31m
4:45PM1.50m
5:11AM1.40m
5:38PM1.50m
6:04AM1.48m
6:27PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.23m
11:14PM0.25m
11:30AM0.20m
00:01AM0.20m
12:23PM0.18m
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Temp °C
19
19
22
23
22
21
21
20
19
18
21
24
24
22
22
21
21
21
23
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
17
16
18
19
19
18
19
18
17
16
20
23
23
22
24
22
23
23
25
27
26
26
26
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