Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.8° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
34
39
34
30
94
66
67
71
121
80
82
82
78
74
57
50
50
59
60
60
39
36
37
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44PM1.54m
8:52AM1.20m
9:23PM1.53m
9:35AM1.22m
10:01PM1.51m
10:18AM1.23m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.22m
3:12AM0.33m
2:54PM0.24m
3:49AM0.33m
3:33PM0.27m
4:25AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
28
26
25
25
25
24
27
28
27
25
25
25
24
24
27
28
28
26
26
26
25
25
29
29
Feels °C
27
26
25
26
27
25
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
28
30
31
30
29
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
33
23
21
18
22
64
66
67
71
71
82
82
78
74
57
50
50
14
60
60
39
36
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
E
6
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
25
34
39
34
30
94
41
121
80
59
1
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
831
827
810
378
168
0
110
110
110
110
110
110
0
0
110
946
110
110
110
110
0
9
284
284
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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