Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.7°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
15
21
10
11
13
15
18
20
16
33
42
19
23
17
17
12
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
W
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:54PM1.52m
2:07AM1.19m
3:00PM1.53m
3:14AM1.21m
4:04PM1.56m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.40m
8:16AM0.22m
9:34PM0.38m
9:28AM0.20m
10:39PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
2
9
6
1
3
7
5
6
Temp °C
30
31
30
28
28
27
26
26
29
30
29
28
28
26
25
25
28
28
27
27
25
Feels °C
34
33
32
31
31
30
29
29
31
31
31
29
31
30
26
26
31
32
29
30
29
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