Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
67
138
156
133
115
85
71
80
154
187
167
211
175
85
73
71
87
108
57
43
47
40
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:33PM1.52m
3:41AM1.24m
4:33PM1.61m
4:42AM1.26m
5:32PM1.70m
5:42AM1.30m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.21m
10:00PM0.38m
9:55AM0.15m
11:06PM0.32m
10:56AM0.08m
00:06AM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
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8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
32
32
31
29
29
29
29
28
32
33
29
26
28
28
28
26
30
33
28
29
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
33
31
31
29
30
28
29
29
33
32
29
26
31
30
30
27
31
32
29
32
31
29
27
27
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