Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.0° C

Normal 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
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
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
51
50
50
51
39
39
37
30
30
29
20
20
20
32
32
32
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
5
N
5
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:35AM1.22m
10:01PM1.51m
10:18AM1.23m
10:40PM1.47m
11:02AM1.25m
11:20PM1.43m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.27m
4:25AM0.33m
4:13PM0.31m
5:01AM0.33m
4:55PM0.35m
5:38AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
28
29
28
26
25
25
25
24
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
27
Feels °C
31
29
28
27
27
28
29
28
31
30
30
29
29
29
28
29
31
30
30
29
29
29
29
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
52
51
50
50
51
39
39
37
30
30
29
20
20
20
32
32
32
20
20
20
19
18
18
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
14
14
13
8
14
14
14
13
1
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
110
810
957
797
585
378
9
22
9
284
1651
726
501
82
82
82
436
2150
766
605
918
701
1719
549
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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