Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
54
40
40
52
56
70
66
66
55
40
39
46
90
107
93
77
60
57
61
88
175
204
184
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35PM1.37m
1:43AM1.28m
2:33PM1.44m
2:40AM1.25m
3:33PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.28m
7:40PM0.44m
7:56AM0.25m
8:50PM0.43m
8:54AM0.21m
10:00PM0.38m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
30
31
30
28
29
29
29
28
31
33
32
29
29
29
28
28
32
34
31
28
29
28
Feels °C
31
30
32
32
30
31
31
31
30
30
32
33
32
30
31
31
29
29
33
33
31
28
30
28
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