Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.5°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
21
12
20
17
14
8
8
8
27
32
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40PM1.54m
2:00AM1.22m
2:44PM1.52m
3:08AM1.25m
3:47PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.36m
8:08AM0.25m
9:19PM0.35m
9:22AM0.25m
10:20PM0.30m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:07
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7:09
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6:53
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 mm
2
4
1
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1
1
3
11
4
2
2
4
1
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Temp °C
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
27
24
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
22
21
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
26
27
27
27
28
29
29
27
25
25
23
21
21
21
23
22
21
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