Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.9° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2
1
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)
1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
117
179
237
90
51
29
20
13
15
15
15
15
16
22
18
26
19
18
26
26
16
18
18
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:37PM1.38m
3:39AM1.17m
4:29PM1.39m
4:29AM1.14m
5:16PM1.42m
5:17AM1.12m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.29m
10:05PM0.46m
10:03AM0.30m
11:01PM0.45m
10:50AM0.29m
11:51PM0.43m
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
28
31
30
27
23
22
22
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
27
30
31
28
24
22
20
24
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
30
29
28
28
29
29
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
3
3
117
90
51
29
20
13
15
15
15
15
16
22
18
26
19
18
26
3
16
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
6
6
6
11
10
10
6
3
1
1
8
5
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
2
2
2
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
58
117
179
237
1
3
6
10
14
12
7
7
7
8
3
26
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
552
377
836
0
0
9
82
140
552
667
777
777
549
189
549
549
549
2150
1256
536
549
536
549
536
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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