Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0°C
1.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
7
165
167
192
204
192
168
131
124
112
101
95
90
93
88
91
91
91
75
68
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM1.60m
5:20AM1.34m
5:59PM1.62m
6:17AM1.42m
6:50PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.16m
11:35PM0.27m
11:37AM0.12m
00:25AM0.20m
12:32PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
27
26
25
26
25
24
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
23
25
24
23
25
24
25
26
27
28
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
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