Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
23
23
24
21
28
28
28
27
19
19
19
19
26
38
56
66
96
119
90
82
79
98
76
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
W
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11AM1.51m
10:25PM1.39m
11:00AM1.53m
11:12PM1.33m
11:53AM1.52m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.17m
4:20PM0.25m
4:31AM0.16m
5:10PM0.29m
5:16AM0.17m
6:06PM0.34m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
28
28
29
27
27
27
26
25
28
30
29
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
28
32
31
32
30
30
31
30
29
33
32
31
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
29
30
30
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