Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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 Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
30
101
84
92
72
61
138
233
229
88
66
39
19
10
15
16
16
15
22
21
21
20
26
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
W
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM1.37m
2:47AM1.24m
3:37PM1.38m
3:39AM1.17m
4:29PM1.39m
4:29AM1.14m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.44m
9:13AM0.29m
10:05PM0.46m
10:03AM0.30m
11:01PM0.45m
10:50AM0.29m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
28
27
27
29
30
31
31
27
22
21
21
25
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
Feels °C
29
30
30
28
27
28
29
29
31
32
28
22
21
19
23
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
9
9
2
7
7
10
10
136
88
66
39
19
10
15
16
16
15
22
21
21
20
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
8
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
6
6
7
9
10
6
5
2
2
3
1
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
21
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
10
30
101
84
92
72
61
138
233
229
1
2
5
8
10
6
6
7
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
809
2516
58
82
514
388
514
665
327
12
0
49
9
82
552
667
777
713
733
733
325
793
918
2150
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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