Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.7° C

1.5°C colder than average 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (11 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
8
9
10
17
31
35
35
29
21
18
17
26
39
46
67
54
37
38
20
18
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
NW
10
ESE
10
WSW
5
W
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
High Tide
4:07AM1.30m
4:54PM1.59m
5:05AM1.31m
5:50PM1.70m
6:02AM1.33m
6:46PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.16m
11:23PM0.29m
11:18AM0.08m
00:21AM0.21m
12:12PM0.00m
1:17AM0.15m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
30
28
27
27
26
24
26
29
29
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
27
26
25
27
26
26
28
31
28
28
29
30
27
29
33
31
29
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
2
2
2
37
27
3
18
17
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
12
8
8
10
17
31
35
35
29
21
18
17
26
39
46
67
54
38
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
505
514
514
552
561
573
552
549
82
705
88
572
552
592
733
0
71
45
0
918
972
949
945
918
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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