Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.8°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
6
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
16
16
10
11
15
30
30
57
64
77
4
7
7
0
0
251
251
228
190
195
258
400
505
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:30AM1.15m
5:02PM1.38m
5:19AM1.23m
5:46PM1.42m
6:04AM1.32m
6:28PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.38m
11:37PM0.40m
11:37AM0.33m
00:15AM0.33m
12:22PM0.27m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
22
21
22
24
23
21
21
21
21
19
20
21
23
20
17
Feels °C
30
30
27
28
27
27
27
26
25
22
21
21
23
21
19
19
19
18
16
17
17
19
16
13
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