Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
27.3° 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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (27 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
43
45
45
47
47
49
44
33
46
33
33
32
31
33
31
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:02AM1.13m
6:43PM1.48m
6:46AM1.14m
7:24PM1.51m
7:28AM1.17m
8:05PM1.53m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.26m
1:17AM0.37m
12:56PM0.23m
1:56AM0.35m
1:36PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
25
26
25
26
30
31
26
26
26
25
26
29
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
27
29
29
28
27
28
29
28
28
29
32
32
27
28
28
28
30
32
30
30
30
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
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
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
44
33
34
27
25
32
31
31
26
18
18
19
13
13
13
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
18
10
23
33
33
12
32
31
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
14
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
40
43
45
45
47
47
49
46
23
27
26
33
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
514
514
89
332
378
378
129
0
49
29
0
29
30
112
29
29
29
9
82
957
436
159
140
159
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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