Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C

1.0°C colder than average 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (13 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
17
17
23
22
21
21
29
31
32
40
61
94
135
171
135
167
78
60
56
81
64
54
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
W
15
NW
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:02AM1.33m
6:46PM1.79m
6:58AM1.35m
7:41PM1.85m
7:54AM1.38m
8:36PM1.87m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.00m
1:17AM0.15m
1:06PM-0.05m
2:10AM0.11m
2:00PM-0.08m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
29
32
30
28
25
25
25
26
28
29
28
26
26
26
25
24
28
29
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
28
32
32
30
30
27
28
27
29
29
29
28
26
26
26
27
26
30
30
28
29
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
1.1
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
15
15
17
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
2
98
78
3
3
3
64
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
2
3
7
8
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SW
5
0.7
WSW
6
Energy kJ
7
17
23
22
21
21
29
31
32
40
61
94
135
171
135
167
60
56
81
57
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
82
273
951
965
1751
82
726
112
827
957
965
2041
1568
389
377
29
0
0
514
110
505
701
30
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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