Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
20.6°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 (29 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
173
160
256
125
128
128
105
105
84
82
80
42
100
119
168
200
210
222
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM1.32m
11:21AM1.69m
11:41PM1.29m
12:21PM1.62m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.19m
4:41AM0.08m
5:46PM0.24m
5:40AM0.15m
6:48PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
23
21
20
20
19
18
21
24
23
21
21
21
19
16
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
22
21
20
20
19
17
20
23
22
21
21
20
17
12
12
14
13
13
12
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