Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.7°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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
17
17
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
18
18
17
17
31
31
30
28
35
35
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
S
0
NW
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
NW
5
N
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:42AM1.44m
9:01PM1.49m
9:25AM1.49m
9:42PM1.45m
10:11AM1.51m
10:25PM1.39m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.22m
2:52PM0.20m
3:14AM0.19m
3:35PM0.22m
3:51AM0.17m
4:20PM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
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7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
5
2
1
1
1
2
7
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
29
28
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
31
30
30
31
30
30
31
31
32
30
30
30
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