Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C

1.0°C colder than average 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (13 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (13 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
23
22
21
22
33
31
25
42
61
98
126
165
131
119
88
66
49
49
47
67
141
87
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:46PM1.79m
6:58AM1.35m
7:41PM1.85m
7:54AM1.38m
8:36PM1.87m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.00m
1:17AM0.15m
1:06PM-0.05m
2:10AM0.11m
2:00PM-0.08m
3:03AM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
32
30
26
25
25
25
25
28
28
28
26
27
27
26
25
29
30
30
28
28
26
25
24
Feels °C
33
32
30
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
28
25
27
27
27
26
31
31
30
30
31
28
27
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
17
7
8
8
21
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
2
88
66
3
3
3
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
1
8
3
3
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
17
23
22
22
33
31
25
42
61
98
126
165
131
119
49
49
47
67
141
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
273
949
1230
1751
82
918
82
1729
2533
957
957
514
377
385
30
29
0
30
29
29
30
52
29
30
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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