Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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 (25 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
14
14
21
13
19
17
19
23
20
41
57
87
77
64
52
77
93
87
84
69
34
33
32
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:16PM1.42m
5:17AM1.12m
6:01PM1.45m
6:02AM1.13m
6:43PM1.48m
6:46AM1.14m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.43m
11:34AM0.28m
00:35AM0.40m
12:16PM0.26m
1:17AM0.37m
12:56PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
27
27
28
29
29
30
28
25
25
24
24
28
30
Feels °C
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
29
26
28
26
26
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
21
14
14
21
13
19
17
12
8
9
13
9
9
8
20
19
17
23
84
43
34
31
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
9
2
9
2
10
17
10
21
33
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
19
23
20
41
57
87
77
64
52
77
93
87
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)
1256
513
1601
1601
308
284
284
762
754
532
514
427
89
52
328
332
2035
73
30
29
22
29
29
273
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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