Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.9° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
22
37
28
35
41
53
84
114
160
226
395
408
537
569
406
311
355
465
308
255
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:52AM1.34m
10:10PM1.48m
10:36AM1.37m
10:50PM1.42m
11:23AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.27m
4:25AM0.25m
4:36PM0.31m
5:02AM0.24m
5:24PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
4
3
2
1
4
6
5
5
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
24
26
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