Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.6° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
33
33
33
36
47
48
66
33
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
30
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:46AM1.14m
7:24PM1.51m
7:28AM1.17m
8:05PM1.53m
8:10AM1.19m
8:44PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.23m
1:56AM0.35m
1:36PM0.22m
2:34AM0.34m
2:16PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
28
26
30
31
30
28
28
25
25
25
29
30
27
27
25
25
24
23
27
29
28
26
26
25
Feels °C
31
29
32
31
31
30
29
28
28
28
32
32
29
29
27
28
26
25
28
29
27
26
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
26
28
27
33
32
31
31
31
33
20
20
20
14
14
9
8
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
10
33
33
14
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
8
5
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
10
14
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.3
E
2
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
15
5
27
36
47
48
66
1
6
17
21
21
22
17
25
30
24
25
25
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)
45
29
29
46
308
273
46
29
0
9
0
957
504
495
501
536
49
49
665
951
810
1178
1186
168
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
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1
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3
3
3
3
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2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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