Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
173
212
249
249
273
179
257
264
232
196
196
131
135
136
143
131
120
113
116
202
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.77m
9:47PM1.35m
10:25AM1.74m
10:42PM1.32m
11:21AM1.69m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.15m
3:47AM0.03m
4:49PM0.19m
4:41AM0.08m
5:46PM0.24m
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cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
22
22
20
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
21
20
20
19
18
21
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
18
20
20
18
16
16
17
16
18
20
22
21
20
20
18
17
20
23
23
22
21
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