Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.2° C
1.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An 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 (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
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
SW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
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
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
27
37
27
24
23
24
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
23
38
37
22
21
20
20
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
N
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:42AM1.30m
6:30PM1.77m
6:41AM1.35m
7:26PM1.82m
7:38AM1.40m
8:19PM1.83m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.25m
11:55AM0.01m
1:01AM0.18m
12:52PM-0.04m
1:53AM0.13m
1:47PM-0.06m
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6:09
6:11
6:11
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8:24
8:24
8:23
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1
1
12
5
1
5
4
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
28
31
29
25
24
24
24
24
27
27
25
24
23
23
22
23
26
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
27
28
28
30
33
31
29
28
28
28
27
29
28
25
24
24
23
22
25
28
29
30
31
30
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