Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.6° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.6
SE
9
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
47
82
50
67
39
40
31
31
31
31
31
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
28
46
57
61
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
15
N
5
NE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:24PM1.51m
7:28AM1.17m
8:05PM1.53m
8:10AM1.19m
8:44PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.23m
1:56AM0.35m
1:36PM0.22m
2:34AM0.34m
2:16PM0.22m
3:12AM0.33m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
5
1
2
2
Temp °C
30
31
30
28
27
26
25
25
29
30
28
27
26
25
24
23
27
29
28
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
31
31
30
29
30
30
28
28
32
32
30
29
28
28
27
25
28
29
28
26
27
27
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
33
33
32
23
31
31
31
40
30
22
21
15
14
9
9
33
33
33
33
33
23
16
44
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
14
14
50
31
31
31
31
31
31
33
33
5
5
2
2
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
27
27
47
82
48
67
39
1
10
27
35
30
24
22
19
21
28
46
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
1
Distance (km)
29
284
308
52
82
52
0
0
0
957
140
501
501
168
49
49
626
827
810
810
810
168
332
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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