Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.0° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.5
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
68
68
53
74
160
226
179
97
80
132
77
53
64
74
151
72
44
42
40
36
36
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
15
E
10
ESE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:41AM1.24m
4:33PM1.61m
4:42AM1.26m
5:32PM1.70m
5:42AM1.30m
6:30PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.15m
11:06PM0.32m
10:56AM0.08m
00:06AM0.25m
11:55AM0.01m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
30
28
28
31
32
30
29
29
27
27
26
29
33
32
30
27
25
24
25
26
28
26
25
25
Feels °C
31
29
29
31
31
29
30
30
28
28
26
28
33
33
31
27
26
26
27
29
31
29
27
30
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