Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.3° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
13
22
20
23
44
25
54
27
45
53
53
90
69
51
40
33
33
32
31
31
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
0
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM1.45m
6:02AM1.13m
6:43PM1.48m
6:46AM1.14m
7:24PM1.51m
7:28AM1.17m
Low Tide
11:34AM0.28m
00:35AM0.40m
12:16PM0.26m
1:17AM0.37m
12:56PM0.23m
1:56AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
26
26
24
28
30
29
27
27
28
25
24
Feels °C
30
30
29
28
30
28
27
27
29
28
28
29
29
30
28
27
30
31
32
29
30
30
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
17
13
12
20
21
13
19
20
26
9
19
18
17
24
51
40
31
29
20
14
20
14
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
21
8
8
10
33
33
33
32
31
31
31
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
8
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
S
5
0.7
SW
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
1
22
13
23
44
25
54
27
45
53
53
90
69
30
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)
312
771
754
754
514
491
425
427
274
332
667
312
29
0
29
0
0
29
29
30
30
30
30
82
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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