Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
59
99
167
222
255
295
395
517
494
320
214
178
198
247
233
171
82
41
34
34
34
47
48
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:36AM1.37m
10:50PM1.42m
11:23AM1.40m
11:34PM1.36m
12:14PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.25m
4:36PM0.31m
5:02AM0.24m
5:24PM0.35m
5:43AM0.23m
6:19PM0.39m
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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8:12
8:10
8:10
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1
1
6
4
3
2
1
2
6
11
6
8
5
6
2
1
2
5
2
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
26
26
24
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
28
25
26
Feels °C
29
28
28
27
29
27
26
25
25
27
27
25
26
27
25
26
27
28
28
29
29
28
25
27
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