Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
0
0
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
12
20
28
17
23
33
25
33
66
62
52
56
56
74
91
97
107
90
55
57
57
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
5
SE
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM1.38m
12:41PM1.31m
00:50AM1.33m
1:35PM1.37m
1:43AM1.28m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.39m
6:18AM0.31m
6:36PM0.43m
7:04AM0.28m
7:40PM0.44m
7:56AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
26
28
27
27
30
31
30
28
28
28
28
28
31
32
31
30
29
29
29
29
32
34
Feels °C
31
30
30
31
30
30
33
32
30
31
29
30
30
30
33
32
31
31
30
30
31
31
34
34
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
11
11
6
10
11
28
15
12
12
25
13
14
9
52
56
14
14
13
13
13
21
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
11
11
11
13
4
4
9
15
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
6
10
5
12
20
7
10
23
33
33
66
62
56
74
91
97
107
90
55
57
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2567
587
513
505
633
29
29
2150
951
29
112
491
46
52
46
630
629
1651
312
332
251
52
45
46
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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