Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
28
28
30
31
31
31
31
43
42
42
30
29
28
23
15
15
15
19
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
ESE
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:31PM1.41m
5:31AM1.11m
6:16PM1.45m
6:18AM1.14m
6:58PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.31m
00:09AM0.44m
11:49AM0.28m
00:50AM0.41m
12:32PM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
11
9
5
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
24
23
22
22
25
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
27
26
24
24
28
29
28
28
29
28
30
30
31
30
31
31
29
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