Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.0° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
18
25
28
33
32
24
23
16
17
22
22
22
22
28
38
52
55
78
126
148
146
112
94
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
N
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:50PM1.70m
6:02AM1.33m
6:46PM1.79m
6:58AM1.35m
7:41PM1.85m
7:54AM1.38m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.08m
00:21AM0.21m
12:12PM0.00m
1:17AM0.15m
1:06PM-0.05m
2:10AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
10
Temp °C
29
30
28
23
24
23
24
24
28
30
29
27
26
27
26
27
28
29
27
27
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
31
30
27
22
26
25
26
28
32
32
31
30
29
30
28
29
29
30
27
28
26
27
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
8
8
5
5
2
2
2
23
16
7
3
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
3
2
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
7
2
1
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
12
18
25
28
33
32
24
17
22
22
22
22
28
38
52
55
78
126
148
146
112
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)
701
592
737
573
381
82
312
129
273
972
726
733
713
726
766
189
328
969
609
52
82
332
29
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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