Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.8°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
14
13
20
20
21
28
21
21
20
19
20
27
28
23
18
18
18
18
18
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
0
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:17AM1.32m
7:44PM1.52m
8:00AM1.38m
8:22PM1.52m
8:42AM1.44m
9:01PM1.49m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.31m
1:29PM0.22m
2:05AM0.26m
2:10PM0.20m
2:39AM0.22m
2:52PM0.20m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
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7:45
7:44
7:43
 mm
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
5
1
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
24
25
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
28
28
30
30
28
28
29
29
28
29
30
30
29
28
28
29
29
30
31
31
31
31
32
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