Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.7° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (09 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (09 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
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
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SE
8
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
25
22
10
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
9
19
22
24
18
16
19
44
67
76
76
60
45
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:01PM1.36m
3:11AM1.30m
3:58PM1.47m
4:07AM1.30m
4:54PM1.59m
5:05AM1.31m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.31m
9:14PM0.43m
9:29AM0.24m
10:21PM0.37m
10:24AM0.16m
11:23PM0.29m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
27
29
27
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
27
29
26
26
27
28
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
9
9
9
10
6
15
15
15
15
15
15
9
9
6
6
6
6
14
9
9
8
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
9
8
22
9
14
11
2
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
6
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
6
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
24
25
17
5
2
2
3
5
6
9
19
22
24
18
16
19
44
67
76
76
60
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
585
2034
1659
1612
1230
1186
22
30
1775
1747
2170
1178
1310
549
505
505
580
572
552
665
45
52
549
45
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
1
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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