Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.5°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
5
15
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
N
5
NE
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:00AM1.22m
2:44PM1.52m
3:08AM1.25m
3:47PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.36m
8:08AM0.25m
9:19PM0.35m
9:22AM0.25m
10:20PM0.30m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:07
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7:09
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6:53
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6:52
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6:52
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 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
12
7
3
3
3
1
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
22
20
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
26
25
25
23
21
21
21
23
23
20
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