Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.6°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
8
46
37
39
33
34
36
30
83
25
28
36
49
27
20
20
20
13
13
12
12
12
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
WNW
0
NNW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:12PM1.23m
11:49AM1.42m
11:57PM1.15m
12:39PM1.36m
00:47AM1.09m
1:33PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.26m
6:10PM0.42m
6:02AM0.33m
7:06PM0.49m
6:53AM0.39m
8:08PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
26
27
26
25
24
24
23
22
25
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
23
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
23
26
27
25
26
26
27
27
27
28
29
27
27
27
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