Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
40
32
27
21
18
31
51
69
102
223
293
334
389
519
388
354
368
382
426
551
338
189
153
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
20
E
20
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:53AM1.54m
7:12PM1.45m
7:38AM1.59m
7:54PM1.40m
8:21AM1.60m
8:35PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.15m
1:12PM0.16m
1:24AM0.13m
1:58PM0.17m
2:02AM0.12m
2:42PM0.19m
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1
2
3
10
32
17
5
5
3
5
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
23
25
24
23
23
23
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
25
26
26
27
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
22
21
22
24
23
22
22
23
24
21
21
21
23
22
24
26
26
26
28
27
26
25
25
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