Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.6° C
1.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
23
21
20
26
24
32
41
40
39
38
36
36
36
35
28
28
28
29
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM1.35m
3:51AM1.08m
4:43PM1.37m
4:43AM1.08m
5:31PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.50m
10:14AM0.33m
11:23PM0.48m
11:03AM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
15
2
2
1
6
5
3
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
28
27
27
29
29
28
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
30
29
28
29
29
29
26
28
28
26
26
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