Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.4° 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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
1
SSW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
65
61
85
64
34
33
31
31
29
33
33
38
47
51
88
102
92
76
61
51
72
101
78
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:54AM1.38m
8:36PM1.87m
8:51AM1.40m
9:30PM1.84m
9:47AM1.40m
10:24PM1.78m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.11m
2:00PM-0.08m
3:03AM0.10m
2:55PM-0.06m
3:55AM0.11m
3:50PM-0.01m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:25
 mm
1
4
3
Temp °C
25
25
27
29
30
28
27
27
27
25
20
23
25
24
24
23
22
22
24
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
26
26
28
29
30
30
30
30
28
24
22
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
24
25
27
27
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
61
50
37
34
3
3
2
29
33
33
12
10
12
12
12
10
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
7
7
3
3
3
7
4
2
2
2
5
5
10
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
1
SSW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
64
65
85
64
33
31
31
5
3
38
47
51
88
102
92
76
61
51
72
101
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
30
12
0
82
30
46
49
29
29
9
590
1738
377
1601
377
82
30
30
88
377
730
577
971
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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4
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3
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4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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