Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s

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 Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
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
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
38
40
34
42
81
83
142
89
89
95
98
82
82
78
74
72
72
99
59
60
48
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:10AM1.19m
8:44PM1.54m
8:52AM1.20m
9:23PM1.53m
9:35AM1.22m
10:01PM1.51m
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
26
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
27
28
27
25
25
25
24
24
27
29
28
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
29
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
28
29
28
28
29
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
33
33
33
23
16
17
16
81
83
142
98
82
82
78
74
99
59
60
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
14
14
24
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
25
25
27
38
40
34
42
87
89
89
95
72
72
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
585
828
828
827
810
378
332
0
110
810
110
110
110
110
0
0
110
110
793
110
110
110
82
0
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Rating
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2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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