Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
11
29
87
92
68
57
53
46
32
24
32
29
28
18
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
0
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:42PM1.37m
1:55AM1.34m
2:41PM1.37m
2:47AM1.24m
3:37PM1.38m
3:39AM1.17m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.38m
8:21AM0.27m
9:02PM0.44m
9:13AM0.29m
10:05PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
27
26
29
29
31
30
27
24
22
22
Feels °C
30
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
28
27
29
30
32
33
28
23
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
4
4
7
7
32
10
32
29
28
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
6
11
10
10
10
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
2
3
4
6
7
5
5
11
29
87
92
68
57
53
46
24
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
312
827
827
733
827
793
726
1735
2179
2041
786
2516
112
82
82
82
667
573
43
112
49
162
159
9
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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