Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0°C
1.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
6
12
13
13
20
54
51
45
48
47
11
11
7
69
65
88
206
212
203
169
169
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:14AM1.21m
4:04PM1.56m
4:19AM1.26m
5:04PM1.60m
5:20AM1.34m
5:59PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.20m
10:39PM0.33m
10:36AM0.16m
11:35PM0.27m
11:37AM0.12m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
4
4
2
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
28
29
28
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
27
30
30
30
27
27
27
27
25
25
24
24
26
24
25
24
24
26
26
25
26
26
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