Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.2°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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
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)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
27
27
19
19
19
19
38
56
66
96
94
90
82
79
77
59
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:25PM1.39m
11:00AM1.53m
11:12PM1.33m
11:53AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.25m
4:31AM0.16m
5:10PM0.29m
5:16AM0.17m
6:06PM0.34m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
26
25
28
30
29
27
27
27
26
26
28
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
30
31
31
29
32
32
31
30
30
31
30
31
32
33
31
30
30
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