Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
20
103
126
109
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49AM1.18m
6:25PM1.46m
6:34AM1.24m
7:05PM1.50m
7:17AM1.32m
7:44PM1.52m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.28m
00:56AM0.36m
12:48PM0.25m
1:31AM0.31m
1:29PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
24
27
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
24
28
30
29
30
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
30
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
29
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