Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.1° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
11
11
11
12
13
13
37
62
69
64
62
70
101
117
117
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:02AM1.25m
11:20PM1.43m
11:50AM1.27m
00:03AM1.38m
12:41PM1.31m
00:50AM1.33m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.35m
5:38AM0.32m
5:42PM0.39m
6:18AM0.31m
6:36PM0.43m
7:04AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
29
27
26
26
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
30
28
28
28
29
29
Feels °C
32
32
30
29
28
29
30
31
32
30
30
30
31
31
29
29
31
30
30
28
30
28
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
40
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
3
7
12
12
13
11
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
5
4
4
4
6
10
12
13
13
37
62
69
64
62
70
101
117
117
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)
918
2150
1651
795
552
549
845
549
1747
591
1651
505
491
427
274
112
1775
2150
2150
1259
377
327
251
378
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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