Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.7°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
8
8
13
11
11
11
11
10
14
12
12
12
13
14
10
10
15
23
17
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:01AM1.64m
9:17PM1.41m
9:49AM1.66m
10:04PM1.36m
10:41AM1.65m
10:55PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.10m
3:19PM0.17m
3:21AM0.08m
4:07PM0.19m
4:06AM0.09m
5:00PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
18
18
22
25
26
24
24
23
22
21
24
26
25
24
25
24
24
23
25
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
18
16
17
21
23
24
23
25
25
24
22
26
26
24
24
26
26
25
23
25
27
26
26
27
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