Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.1°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
19
19
38
56
66
96
94
90
82
79
98
76
57
68
67
51
54
53
52
26
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:00AM1.53m
11:12PM1.33m
11:53AM1.52m
00:04AM1.26m
12:51PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.16m
5:10PM0.29m
5:16AM0.17m
6:06PM0.34m
6:07AM0.19m
7:11PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
30
29
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
32
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
32
33
31
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
31
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