Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1
E
5
1
E
7
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
33
33
14
55
86
52
43
105
116
94
92
186
103
103
84
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28AM1.17m
8:05PM1.53m
8:10AM1.19m
8:44PM1.54m
8:52AM1.20m
9:23PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.22m
2:34AM0.34m
2:16PM0.22m
3:12AM0.33m
2:54PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
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>
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
28
29
29
27
26
25
24
23
27
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
27
28
27
25
25
24
Feels °C
28
26
30
31
31
30
29
27
26
25
28
28
27
25
24
26
26
26
28
27
26
25
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
27
18
13
12
31
31
31
32
33
33
33
14
10
18
21
30
116
94
186
103
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
31
31
31
31
5
8
8
4
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
11
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
5
1
E
7
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
3
10
17
25
20
32
58
55
86
52
43
105
92
94
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
0
9
957
110
501
501
501
82
49
608
827
828
810
810
348
110
0
0
810
781
110
110
110
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
1
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3
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3
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2
3
3
3
1
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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