Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
18
20
38
22
22
28
27
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM1.50m
7:17AM1.32m
7:44PM1.52m
8:00AM1.38m
8:22PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.31m
1:29PM0.22m
2:05AM0.26m
2:10PM0.20m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
26
28
30
29
24
24
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
29
28
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
28
30
31
30
26
26
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