Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
178
121
96
114
96
35
26
38
21
23
28
19
15
14
18
22
15
15
14
17
13
14
9
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
5
N
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:43AM1.39m
00:10AM1.57m
12:43PM1.38m
1:03AM1.45m
1:42PM1.37m
1:55AM1.34m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.19m
6:33AM0.21m
6:48PM0.29m
7:27AM0.24m
7:54PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:27
 mm
5
2
1
Temp °C
24
28
31
29
29
26
25
24
28
29
29
27
27
26
26
25
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
24
29
33
30
31
28
24
22
26
30
29
29
29
28
29
27
29
29
29
29
27
29
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
7
7
7
96
114
96
35
26
38
21
23
28
19
15
14
18
22
15
15
14
13
13
14
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
28
22
7
8
6
1
1
3
3
6
1
1
1
6
6
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
3
6
6
1
6
6
6
6
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
237
178
121
2
3
2
1
17
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
293
29
29
52
29
0
0
9
82
82
140
82
549
733
892
159
273
273
733
793
552
845
864
918
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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