Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.8° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
117
151
107
104
119
125
129
132
132
115
115
123
132
135
138
159
257
183
183
196
131
125
103
110
115
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:00AM1.38m
3:21PM1.39m
3:57AM1.44m
4:13PM1.36m
4:48AM1.50m
5:01PM1.32m
5:34AM1.55m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.31m
9:47PM0.23m
10:20AM0.29m
10:33PM0.20m
11:12AM0.27m
11:15PM0.18m
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Temp °C
20
21
24
24
24
23
23
23
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24
25
24
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Feels °C
21
22
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25
26
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26
25
25
25
25
25
24
22
22
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18
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