Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.4°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1
SW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
20
25
23
13
13
13
21
33
69
72
78
65
59
27
27
40
40
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:12PM1.32m
3:15AM1.06m
4:06PM1.33m
4:09AM1.07m
4:57PM1.37m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.53m
9:37AM0.38m
10:50PM0.51m
10:31AM0.36m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:50
 mm
3
5
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
26
23
23
25
28
27
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
31
30
29
Feels °C
31
30
25
25
28
30
30
32
32
32
30
29
27
28
30
31
32
33
31
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