Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.3° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
14
14
14
13
12
11
26
14
32
71
97
109
104
71
71
91
104
107
105
55
42
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:16PM1.42m
5:17AM1.12m
6:01PM1.45m
6:02AM1.13m
6:43PM1.48m
6:46AM1.14m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.29m
11:51PM0.43m
11:34AM0.28m
00:35AM0.40m
12:16PM0.26m
1:17AM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
26
26
27
27
27
29
30
30
28
28
25
25
24
Feels °C
29
28
29
28
29
29
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
27
27
30
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
SSW
6
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
21
21
21
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
6
9
9
9
9
14
19
18
15
17
71
16
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
1
1
3
3
9
2
23
5
14
16
10
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
1
26
14
32
71
97
109
104
71
71
91
104
107
105
55
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)
972
972
1256
1000
505
538
505
284
312
754
726
602
427
378
89
58
89
377
332
332
45
29
29
29
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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