Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.3° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
48
60
69
53
63
135
144
62
42
37
42
42
34
31
23
33
29
20
20
21
21
21
13
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
on
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM1.70m
5:42AM1.30m
6:30PM1.77m
6:41AM1.35m
7:26PM1.82m
7:38AM1.40m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.08m
00:06AM0.25m
11:55AM0.01m
1:01AM0.18m
12:52PM-0.04m
1:53AM0.13m
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6:09
6:11
6:11
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8:25
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
1
1
1
5
2
1
8
2
1
3
5
1
6
6
1
Temp °C
31
32
32
31
28
27
25
25
27
30
28
27
24
24
24
24
26
27
27
25
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
32
32
33
31
29
29
28
29
30
33
30
31
27
28
27
28
29
30
31
28
27
25
23
24
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