Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
51
47
42
39
31
23
31
32
27
27
27
22
16
10
31
28
26
25
18
17
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:50PM1.63m
7:10AM1.50m
7:37PM1.60m
7:59AM1.55m
8:22PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.08m
1:10AM0.15m
1:24PM0.07m
1:53AM0.11m
2:13PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
28
27
28
28
29
29
31
30
29
30
30
30
29
30
29
31
31
30
31
31
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