Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
2
1
0
0
1
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)
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
160
117
117
83
56
54
50
30
24
24
22
10
10
12
15
12
9
5
8
12
12
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM1.51m
7:50PM1.47m
8:16AM1.59m
8:32PM1.45m
9:01AM1.64m
9:17PM1.41m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.19m
2:02AM0.14m
2:33PM0.16m
2:40AM0.10m
3:19PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
20
24
26
24
22
20
18
17
20
25
27
25
23
22
19
18
22
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
12
11
16
19
22
21
19
17
16
14
17
21
24
23
21
19
17
16
20
23
22
24
25
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