Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.8° 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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
30
31
31
32
33
33
33
23
59
67
67
56
86
99
85
87
107
98
100
103
84
80
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:05PM1.53m
8:10AM1.19m
8:44PM1.54m
8:52AM1.20m
9:23PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.22m
2:34AM0.34m
2:16PM0.22m
3:12AM0.33m
2:54PM0.24m
3:49AM0.33m
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
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
Temp °C
28
30
28
27
26
25
23
23
27
29
28
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
28
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
30
32
30
29
28
27
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
27
25
26
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
13
12
30
8
31
32
33
33
33
23
14
10
13
30
99
85
53
107
98
103
84
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
31
31
5
31
8
4
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
7
2
2
3
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
6
13
23
26
20
23
40
59
67
67
56
86
87
100
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
2
1
1
Distance (km)
9
325
274
501
168
168
45
49
585
827
828
810
810
110
12
0
0
110
110
110
110
110
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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