Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
6
0.6
SE
7
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
128
123
120
285
295
205
128
107
103
79
35
85
157
176
119
82
77
39
46
54
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:23AM1.40m
11:34PM1.36m
12:14PM1.42m
00:23AM1.30m
1:11PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.35m
5:43AM0.23m
6:19PM0.39m
6:31AM0.23m
7:22PM0.41m
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6:26
6:26
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8:10
8:10
8:09
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
25
24
24
24
25
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
29
29
29
29
30
31
31
29
30
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