Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.3° C
1.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
24
41
41
40
39
38
36
28
28
28
35
28
28
28
30
30
31
31
31
31
43
35
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
0
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
3:51AM1.08m
4:43PM1.37m
4:43AM1.08m
5:31PM1.41m
5:31AM1.11m
6:16PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.33m
11:23PM0.48m
11:03AM0.31m
00:09AM0.44m
11:49AM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
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8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
3
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
7
9
4
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
29
30
29
28
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
22
21
25
29
25
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
30
32
31
30
30
28
30
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
26
24
22
26
31
26
28
28
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