Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 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 (0.8m), 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 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 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)
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
5
0.4
SE
8
0.5
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
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
30
24
25
22
11
14
28
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
22
17
16
13
16
28
32
37
39
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:16AM1.32m
3:01PM1.36m
3:11AM1.30m
3:58PM1.47m
4:07AM1.30m
4:54PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.31m
9:14PM0.43m
9:29AM0.24m
10:21PM0.37m
10:24AM0.16m
11:23PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
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
Temp °C
22
22
25
26
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
27
27
27
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
26
26
24
24
25
24
25
24
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
28
27
28
25
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
5
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
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
9
11
7
4
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
6
9
9
6
14
14
9
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
5
9
8
22
9
14
11
4
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
15
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
1
6
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
SE
8
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
40
30
24
25
17
28
1
2
2
3
6
9
14
22
17
16
13
16
28
32
37
39
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
162
159
1720
1659
1729
1178
1188
22
22
30
2170
1729
1193
1186
549
505
388
592
377
514
737
549
82
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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