Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.9° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
53
55
30
46
55
72
83
61
46
43
43
99
181
204
159
141
107
88
119
159
247
233
190
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:33PM1.44m
2:40AM1.25m
3:33PM1.52m
3:41AM1.24m
4:33PM1.61m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.25m
8:50PM0.43m
8:54AM0.21m
10:00PM0.38m
9:55AM0.15m
11:06PM0.32m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
31
33
31
29
29
28
29
28
32
34
31
29
29
29
28
27
29
32
30
27
28
28
Feels °C
30
29
33
33
31
30
32
30
31
29
32
32
30
30
30
29
29
28
29
30
30
26
28
28
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