Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
209
205
235
69
78
91
132
150
164
243
239
221
207
158
245
245
212
178
173
187
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40AM1.76m
8:56PM1.38m
9:31AM1.77m
9:47PM1.35m
10:25AM1.74m
10:42PM1.32m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.13m
2:58AM0.01m
3:55PM0.15m
3:47AM0.03m
4:49PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
20
22
21
20
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
21
20
Feels °C
13
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
18
19
19
18
16
17
17
17
18
20
22
21
19
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