Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
20
15
12
9
21
21
21
14
14
14
13
12
16
13
24
20
32
45
51
72
67
64
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:29PM1.39m
4:29AM1.14m
5:16PM1.42m
5:17AM1.12m
6:01PM1.45m
6:02AM1.13m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.45m
10:50AM0.29m
11:51PM0.43m
11:34AM0.28m
00:35AM0.40m
12:16PM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
30
31
Feels °C
25
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
30
28
29
29
27
28
30
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
15
15
20
15
12
7
21
21
21
14
14
14
13
12
16
13
12
12
13
13
9
9
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
3
9
2
1
3
3
1
1
3
9
14
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
6
4
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
11
24
20
32
45
51
72
67
64
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)
665
971
733
733
733
845
945
972
1256
549
501
549
505
312
312
754
780
786
552
491
436
52
46
323
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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