Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.9° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
123
100
97
136
141
126
122
100
87
69
97
95
91
106
110
114
106
104
121
131
222
229
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:14PM1.43m
00:27AM1.37m
1:09PM1.40m
1:16AM1.26m
2:04PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.19m
6:22PM0.32m
6:45AM0.24m
7:23PM0.41m
7:36AM0.28m
8:27PM0.48m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
30
31
30
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
28
29
30
31
29
28
29
29
30
30
31
31
29
28
29
31
30
30
30
30
28
28
28
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