Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.1°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
96
94
90
82
79
77
76
57
68
67
51
51
50
27
49
47
46
45
45
24
17
22
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:12PM1.33m
11:53AM1.52m
00:04AM1.26m
12:51PM1.52m
1:03AM1.22m
1:54PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.17m
6:06PM0.34m
6:07AM0.19m
7:11PM0.38m
7:08AM0.21m
8:22PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
26
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
32
31
33
32
31
31
30
31
32
31
32
31
30
29
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
28
30
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