Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.1° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
41
41
40
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
11
11
11
11
14
22
57
58
71
62
57
70
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:02AM1.25m
11:20PM1.43m
11:50AM1.27m
00:03AM1.38m
12:41PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.33m
4:55PM0.35m
5:38AM0.32m
5:42PM0.39m
6:18AM0.31m
6:36PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
29
29
29
27
27
26
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
29
30
31
33
30
30
29
29
29
31
31
32
30
30
30
31
30
30
30
31
32
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.9
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
20
41
41
40
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
11
11
11
11
10
10
3
58
3
12
12
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
13
4
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
3
6
7
14
22
57
71
62
57
70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
332
82
82
705
2150
705
685
549
549
549
549
793
2150
957
2517
504
328
251
89
328
2150
2150
810
323
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
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