Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
60
58
56
52
48
47
33
31
30
29
28
28
20
18
11
24
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:30PM1.41m
00:36AM1.20m
1:22PM1.36m
1:26AM1.12m
2:17PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.43m
6:48AM0.31m
7:48PM0.49m
7:40AM0.35m
8:52PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:53
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
32
34
34
30
31
30
29
28
31
32
32
29
29
29
28
28
31
32
31
29
26
Feels °C
35
36
36
33
33
34
35
33
34
35
35
33
32
33
33
33
35
35
33
32
29
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