Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.6° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
132
148
148
118
101
101
177
120
117
109
107
104
107
109
112
100
102
102
102
135
138
138
156
159
188
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SSW
0
N
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:58AM1.32m
2:24PM1.43m
3:00AM1.38m
3:21PM1.39m
3:57AM1.44m
4:13PM1.36m
4:48AM1.50m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.31m
8:55PM0.27m
9:21AM0.31m
9:47PM0.23m
10:20AM0.29m
10:33PM0.20m
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Temp °C
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
18
18
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
23
24
24
24
25
24
25
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
23
23
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