Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.3° C

Normal 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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (27 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
20
32
46
50
53
45
36
43
40
67
69
37
33
33
52
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
W
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:01PM1.45m
6:02AM1.13m
6:43PM1.48m
6:46AM1.14m
7:24PM1.51m
7:28AM1.17m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.40m
12:16PM0.26m
1:17AM0.37m
12:56PM0.23m
1:56AM0.35m
1:36PM0.22m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
12
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
30
29
28
27
26
26
25
28
31
28
25
26
26
25
24
28
30
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
28
27
30
29
29
28
28
29
28
26
28
32
28
28
30
29
28
27
29
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
12
20
13
13
21
20
10
20
19
18
18
18
37
28
27
33
32
31
31
19
19
13
12
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
8
16
33
33
52
31
31
31
30
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
10
14
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
22
13
32
46
50
53
45
36
43
40
67
69
19
20
27
25
25
30
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)
602
733
505
505
436
58
325
325
377
325
377
29
29
30
29
46
45
9
9
0
9
49
140
957
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
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