Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
12
21
21
21
14
14
14
13
12
17
13
19
20
45
64
74
64
54
52
78
115
119
104
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:29AM1.14m
5:16PM1.42m
5:17AM1.12m
6:01PM1.45m
6:02AM1.13m
6:43PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.29m
11:51PM0.43m
11:34AM0.28m
00:35AM0.40m
12:16PM0.26m
1:17AM0.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
28
28
26
26
26
26
25
28
28
28
27
26
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
28
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
27
29
29
28
29
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
15
12
21
21
21
14
14
14
13
12
17
13
19
12
13
9
8
9
14
19
18
16
18
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1
9
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
5
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
2
3
1
15
20
45
64
74
64
54
52
78
115
119
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
733
845
972
2041
1256
1256
549
519
491
162
284
777
737
378
524
325
251
52
332
332
378
52
46
52
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
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