Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.7
E
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
33
33
33
33
69
64
67
50
99
107
107
110
113
125
128
125
100
98
93
99
97
78
117
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:10AM1.19m
8:44PM1.54m
8:52AM1.20m
9:23PM1.53m
9:35AM1.22m
10:01PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.34m
2:16PM0.22m
3:12AM0.33m
2:54PM0.24m
3:49AM0.33m
3:33PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
25
23
22
26
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
27
28
27
25
25
24
24
23
27
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
27
25
24
27
28
27
25
24
26
25
25
27
27
26
25
26
25
27
25
28
29
29
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.7
E
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
32
32
33
33
33
14
10
29
45
107
100
98
93
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
4
33
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
3
2
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
18
47
24
25
46
69
64
67
50
99
107
110
113
125
128
125
99
97
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
501
0
82
585
828
828
831
810
110
0
0
0
810
110
110
110
110
82
0
0
110
969
110
110
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Rating
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1
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2
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
9
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