Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
19
19
19
18
18
20
22
20
28
26
34
33
17
16
16
16
17
22
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SE
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:54PM1.54m
9:09AM1.31m
9:32PM1.52m
9:52AM1.34m
10:10PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.22m
3:16AM0.29m
3:12PM0.24m
3:50AM0.27m
3:52PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
27
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
29
29
31
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
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