Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (14 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
5 AM
8 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)
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
28
34
56
53
122
119
98
62
45
43
60
47
86
117
110
66
72
85
96
119
79
71
65
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:41PM1.85m
7:54AM1.38m
8:36PM1.87m
8:51AM1.40m
9:30PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:06PM-0.05m
2:10AM0.11m
2:00PM-0.08m
3:03AM0.10m
2:55PM-0.06m
3:55AM0.11m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
8:23
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
5
5
2
Temp °C
30
30
27
26
24
27
26
25
28
30
31
28
28
27
25
24
26
28
28
26
27
25
24
24
Feels °C
32
30
29
30
25
28
27
26
30
31
32
30
32
30
26
25
25
27
28
27
26
24
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
16
7
7
7
6
7
7
98
62
3
3
7
47
46
58
62
66
2
2
9
8
2
7
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
3
3
7
3
2
3
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
28
34
56
53
122
119
94
45
43
60
86
117
110
72
85
96
119
79
71
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
951
957
969
29
549
378
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
140
52
29
49
49
29
29
29
29
29
30
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
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