Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
67
67
65
76
86
78
62
47
36
35
38
16
16
16
15
15
11
11
18
33
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17PM1.60m
4:27AM1.24m
5:18PM1.66m
5:29AM1.30m
6:16PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.16m
10:52PM0.34m
10:43AM0.11m
11:51PM0.27m
11:44AM0.05m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
24
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
30
32
30
28
28
Feels °C
34
31
30
31
30
29
29
27
31
30
31
30
29
30
30
30
32
33
31
30
31
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