Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
2.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
290
320
355
314
408
567
723
739
593
521
430
573
561
481
431
479
454
454
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34PM1.40m
7:04AM1.63m
7:20PM1.40m
7:52AM1.71m
8:07PM1.40m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.13m
1:29PM0.17m
1:28AM0.07m
2:16PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
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17
16
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Feels °C
16
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