Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
168
168
198
178
178
141
109
91
95
78
64
55
44
33
27
50
47
35
36
35
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
0
SE
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:45PM1.50m
5:11AM1.40m
5:38PM1.50m
6:04AM1.48m
6:27PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.23m
11:14PM0.25m
11:30AM0.20m
00:01AM0.20m
12:23PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
21
23
22
21
20
20
18
17
21
23
24
22
22
21
21
20
22
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
17
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
20
22
24
23
24
23
23
21
24
26
27
26
27
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