Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
23
22
21
20
20
20
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:26PM1.82m
7:38AM1.40m
8:19PM1.83m
8:34AM1.44m
9:11PM1.79m
Low Tide
12:52PM-0.04m
1:53AM0.13m
1:47PM-0.06m
2:44AM0.11m
2:41PM-0.04m
3:33AM0.10m
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thunderstorm
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clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
31
29
29
28
27
30
29
28
29
29
30
30
29
31
32
31
31
31
31
29
30
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