Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.5°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
68
52
51
51
50
38
49
35
46
24
18
17
17
22
10
10
14
15
22
31
30
37
46
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
ENE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM1.26m
12:51PM1.52m
1:03AM1.22m
1:54PM1.52m
2:07AM1.19m
3:00PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.19m
7:11PM0.38m
7:08AM0.21m
8:22PM0.40m
8:16AM0.22m
9:34PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
14
Temp °C
28
27
27
29
30
29
27
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
25
28
30
29
27
22
Feels °C
32
31
32
33
33
32
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
27
30
31
30
27
23
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