Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.4°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
13
14
10
10
24
23
17
16
16
16
25
24
23
22
22
21
34
21
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04PM1.36m
10:41AM1.65m
10:55PM1.30m
11:36AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.19m
4:06AM0.09m
5:00PM0.24m
4:56AM0.12m
5:57PM0.29m
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
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
25
27
26
25
27
27
26
26
27
28
27
27
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27
27
28
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