Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.9°C
1.4° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
11
1.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
16
20
13
9
20
34
33
24
15
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
161
146
11
2
143
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
5
N
10
ENE
25
SSW
5
W
10
NE
10
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM1.19m
3:00PM1.53m
3:14AM1.21m
4:04PM1.56m
4:19AM1.26m
5:04PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.22m
9:34PM0.38m
9:28AM0.20m
10:39PM0.33m
10:36AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:31
7:30
 mm
2
12
26
7
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
29
31
30
28
25
22
25
25
25
29
27
26
24
24
25
24
27
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
32
33
31
30
29
24
24
28
28
31
28
29
28
25
26
24
25
25
25
25
24
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