Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.2° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
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
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
20
15
15
15
16
23
17
24
71
98
123
101
63
43
31
19
37
29
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
S
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:58PM1.49m
7:02AM1.19m
7:38PM1.52m
7:45AM1.23m
8:16PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.25m
1:29AM0.37m
1:13PM0.23m
2:06AM0.34m
1:53PM0.22m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
30
33
31
31
28
Feels °C
31
32
31
30
30
29
29
29
31
31
29
30
27
29
30
29
32
34
32
33
28
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