Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.4°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
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)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
22
13
13
15
24
27
22
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:01AM1.12m
5:43PM1.42m
5:49AM1.18m
6:25PM1.46m
6:34AM1.24m
7:05PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.32m
00:18AM0.42m
12:06PM0.28m
00:56AM0.36m
12:48PM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
30
30
27
29
29
29
28
26
28
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
32
32
30
26
31
31
31
30
29
31
32
30
31
31
32
30
31
32
31
30
30
31
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