Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.5°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
52
51
51
39
38
36
35
46
24
19
32
24
23
22
10
13
15
21
28
39
56
61
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:51PM1.52m
1:03AM1.22m
1:54PM1.52m
2:07AM1.19m
3:00PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.19m
7:11PM0.38m
7:08AM0.21m
8:22PM0.40m
8:16AM0.22m
9:34PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
9
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
29
27
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
27
27
27
26
25
28
30
29
28
22
Feels °C
32
32
33
32
31
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
32
29
29
29
29
27
29
31
30
29
25
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