Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
3.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
405
378
489
416
509
274
569
255
209
201
235
59
64
71
102
82
127
134
158
113
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:07PM1.40m
8:40AM1.76m
8:56PM1.38m
9:31AM1.77m
9:47PM1.35m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.14m
2:12AM0.02m
3:05PM0.13m
2:58AM0.01m
3:55PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
16
19
20
18
17
16
16
15
16
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
13
17
18
17
16
15
14
12
12
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
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