Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
19
18
11
15
14
10
10
10
10
9
12
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:34AM1.44m
9:11PM1.79m
9:30AM1.46m
10:01PM1.72m
10:24AM1.47m
10:50PM1.62m
Low Tide
2:41PM-0.04m
3:33AM0.10m
3:35PM0.02m
4:21AM0.11m
4:29PM0.11m
5:08AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
28
30
29
27
27
27
26
26
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
31
31
30
29
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
32
30
29
30
31
30
30
32
31
30
30
31
31
32
32
34
33
31
31
31
31
32
30
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