Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.6° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
13
15
18
12
11
10
10
17
19
28
29
23
22
19
11
21
20
35
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
0
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48PM1.70m
9:09AM1.53m
9:34PM1.62m
9:59AM1.53m
10:19PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.01m
3:05AM0.09m
3:18PM0.07m
3:49AM0.10m
4:08PM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
31
30
30
29
29
29
31
32
31
29
29
27
26
27
29
31
31
29
30
Feels °C
33
32
33
32
32
32
33
33
32
31
32
30
29
31
34
35
34
33
34
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