Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
29.4° C
1.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
110
87
87
91
72
73
58
43
33
46
60
50
40
33
32
40
39
38
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:59PM1.35m
2:59AM1.11m
3:52PM1.35m
3:51AM1.08m
4:43PM1.37m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.50m
9:22AM0.34m
10:31PM0.50m
10:14AM0.33m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
28
28
29
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
30
28
29
30
29
31
31
30
31
30
31
31
30
31
31
30
30
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