Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
11
1.1
E
9
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
34
44
4
7
0
0
0
0
290
348
423
189
522
531
540
531
475
400
393
373
258
313
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19AM1.23m
5:46PM1.42m
6:04AM1.32m
6:28PM1.45m
6:48AM1.42m
7:09PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.33m
00:15AM0.33m
12:22PM0.27m
00:50AM0.26m
1:05PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
23
23
22
21
21
21
19
21
22
21
20
18
16
15
15
18
22
23
22
19
Feels °C
22
20
19
22
22
21
19
19
18
16
18
20
17
16
14
12
10
11
14
18
19
19
15
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