Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is

28.9° C

Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	66	58	53	43	42	57	86	110	97	63	60	45	57	111	187	193	184	136	107	88	101	186	255	241
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:43AM1.28m					2:33PM1.44m				2:40AM1.25m				3:33PM1.52m				3:41AM1.24m				4:33PM1.61m
Low Tide			7:56AM0.25m					8:50PM0.43m				8:54AM0.21m				10:00PM0.38m				9:55AM0.15m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	29	28	27	30	32	31	29	29	29	29	28	32	33	31	29	29	29	28	28	31	33	30	28	29
Feels °C	30	30	29	32	32	32	30	31	30	30	29	33	32	31	29	30	29	28	28	31	32	30	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	13	13	53	21	21	21	13	14	22	22	21	21	20	19	12	12	12	13	12	12	14	14	22	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 11	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	—	—	2	2	2	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	66	58	—	43	42	57	86	110	97	63	60	45	57	111	187	193	184	136	107	88	101	186	255	241
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Masonboro Inlet Carolina North	Shit Pipe Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Egg Island Eleuthera	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	North End Virginia	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Apache Pier Carolina South	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Brant Rock Massachusetts	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chodes New Jersey	S-Turns Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	82	45	29	30	273	946	273	288	389	82	82	52	323	1123	377	378	332	30	30	323	332	332	665	312
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Topsail Island	The Point	The Point	The Point	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras		Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras	Avon Pier		Topsail Island	Topsail Island	The Point	Chicahauk				Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Chicahauk		S-Turns
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Malibu CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Outside Shoals Maryland	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	1	1	1	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	5

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