Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
1.1
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
48
111
154
104
57
37
34
31
32
31
23
25
28
39
44
46
46
33
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38PM1.52m
7:45AM1.23m
8:16PM1.54m
8:27AM1.28m
8:54PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.34m
1:53PM0.22m
2:42AM0.31m
2:32PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
27
25
29
32
32
30
30
28
25
23
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
32
30
28
29
29
27
31
33
33
32
33
31
24
22
27
31
30
29
29
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