Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.8°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
35
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
11
17
11
24
24
24
25
25
36
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:00AM1.38m
8:22PM1.52m
8:42AM1.44m
9:01PM1.49m
9:25AM1.49m
9:42PM1.45m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.26m
2:10PM0.20m
2:39AM0.22m
2:52PM0.20m
3:14AM0.19m
3:35PM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
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7:44
7:43
7:40
 mm
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
24
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
28
26
27
29
30
30
30
30
29
27
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
31
33
30
30
31
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