Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.8° 

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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.8
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.3
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
28
28
37
61
101
163
225
260
413
589
450
284
270
233
213
170
170
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:10PM1.48m
10:36AM1.37m
10:50PM1.42m
11:23AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.27m
4:25AM0.25m
4:36PM0.31m
5:02AM0.24m
5:24PM0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
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8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
7
10
5
5
5
5
3
6
Temp °C
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
25
26
27
25
25
25
26
25
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