Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
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
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
37
31
30
29
20
20
20
32
32
32
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
11
11
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
0
S
0
NNW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:18AM1.23m
10:40PM1.47m
11:02AM1.25m
11:20PM1.43m
11:50AM1.27m
00:03AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.33m
4:13PM0.31m
5:01AM0.33m
4:55PM0.35m
5:38AM0.32m
5:42PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
28
30
29
27
26
26
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
31
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
31
30
29
28
28
30
29
32
30
31
31
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
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
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
39
37
31
30
29
20
20
20
32
32
32
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
11
11
11
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
9
8
14
14
14
13
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
9
9
284
810
810
736
690
325
82
82
308
957
754
1601
1720
312
549
549
549
1601
957
2534
1265
1265
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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