Holden Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Holden Beach

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C

1.4°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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
184
199
173
208
314
112
129
141
106
94
94
99
99
77
73
53
50
47
28
18
25
24
35
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:00AM1.17m
10:29PM1.48m
10:43AM1.16m
11:10PM1.45m
11:29AM1.16m
11:52PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.29m
4:56AM0.38m
4:35PM0.34m
5:35AM0.40m
5:18PM0.39m
6:16AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
8:19
8:20
8:20
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
25
22
22
21
19
18
23
25
24
22
22
22
21
20
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
17
19
21
19
20
20
17
15
20
23
22
21
21
21
21
20
24
23
22
22
23
23
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
154
157
112
129
141
106
94
94
99
99
77
73
53
50
47
28
18
25
15
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
33
10
12
18
24
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
189
184
199
173
208
314
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
140
43
12
110
0
0
0
0
0
110
2043
159
29
29
0
0
9
110
766
766
766
22
82
22
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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