Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.7
E
4
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
6
7
14
16
42
69
55
46
55
37
34
55
59
50
25
17
10
10
17
21
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
SW
15
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:55AM1.34m
2:41PM1.37m
2:47AM1.24m
3:37PM1.38m
3:39AM1.17m
4:29PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.27m
9:02PM0.44m
9:13AM0.29m
10:05PM0.46m
10:03AM0.30m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
29
29
30
31
28
26
23
23
26
28
27
25
26
Feels °C
28
29
27
30
29
29
29
30
29
28
28
29
29
30
33
28
26
24
24
27
29
28
26
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
SE
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
9
9
9
6
6
3
6
5
15
14
9
4
7
34
7
59
50
25
17
10
10
15
21
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
10
7
6
10
10
9
5
5
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
4
2
3
4
7
14
16
42
69
55
46
55
37
55
1
2
5
12
17
14
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
918
949
1735
2516
2533
827
2516
916
389
514
514
552
733
43
0
0
9
159
733
159
168
667
945
733
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
5
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