Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSE
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
95
139
212
299
319
412
465
365
245
220
222
255
180
145
194
232
135
102
47
49
31
52
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:36AM1.37m
10:50PM1.42m
11:23AM1.40m
11:34PM1.36m
12:14PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.25m
4:36PM0.31m
5:02AM0.24m
5:24PM0.35m
5:43AM0.23m
6:19PM0.39m
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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8:12
8:10
8:10
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3
4
1
2
4
4
7
5
4
2
3
2
3
5
5
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
28
26
25
25
27
25
26
26
25
27
27
26
28
26
27
28
29
29
29
27
27
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