Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.8° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
20
34
45
44
24
15
14
20
22
37
31
22
25
13
13
19
18
25
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:16PM1.72m
6:28AM1.37m
7:09PM1.74m
7:24AM1.44m
8:00PM1.74m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.20m
12:41PM0.01m
1:34AM0.15m
1:35PM-0.01m
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
29
28
27
30
32
31
29
29
28
26
25
29
33
33
30
29
Feels °C
31
29
30
31
31
30
32
33
31
30
32
32
31
30
33
36
35
33
31
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