Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.2° C
1.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
23
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
23
17
35
83
133
138
138
65
25
33
23
30
51
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:18AM1.14m
6:58PM1.49m
7:02AM1.19m
7:38PM1.52m
7:45AM1.23m
8:16PM1.54m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.41m
12:32PM0.25m
1:29AM0.37m
1:13PM0.23m
2:06AM0.34m
1:53PM0.22m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
30
30
29
29
29
29
27
26
30
32
33
29
26
Feels °C
28
29
28
31
32
30
29
30
28
29
31
32
31
29
29
30
29
28
28
31
33
34
31
30
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