Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.8° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
113
134
119
90
88
71
79
160
204
184
154
127
100
61
50
64
111
74
48
40
40
40
37
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
NNE
15
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
High Tide
3:33PM1.52m
3:41AM1.24m
4:33PM1.61m
4:42AM1.26m
5:32PM1.70m
5:42AM1.30m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.38m
9:55AM0.15m
11:06PM0.32m
10:56AM0.08m
00:06AM0.25m
11:55AM0.01m
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
2
10
24
Temp °C
31
29
29
29
29
28
31
33
31
30
29
27
26
27
30
33
27
25
23
26
25
24
28
30
Feels °C
31
29
29
31
30
29
31
31
30
28
29
28
27
27
30
33
27
26
26
27
28
26
31
33
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