Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
SE
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
13
11
7
12
21
40
31
22
25
11
11
10
11
13
16
19
22
12
12
19
26
33
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
5
N
10
SW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28AM1.37m
7:09PM1.74m
7:24AM1.44m
8:00PM1.74m
8:18AM1.50m
8:48PM1.70m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.01m
1:34AM0.15m
1:35PM-0.01m
2:20AM0.11m
2:27PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
29
32
30
29
29
26
27
25
30
33
33
29
29
30
28
26
30
32
31
29
29
Feels °C
30
29
31
33
31
30
31
30
31
28
33
35
34
31
31
33
32
29
32
34
33
32
32
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