Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
8
8
16
28
54
102
135
156
146
125
149
255
275
230
179
154
119
100
87
110
141
172
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:19AM1.46m
11:39PM1.50m
12:14PM1.43m
00:27AM1.37m
1:09PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.14m
5:24PM0.21m
5:56AM0.19m
6:22PM0.32m
6:45AM0.24m
7:23PM0.41m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
31
29
29
29
28
28
28
30
31
30
29
28
Feels °C
32
32
31
31
30
29
29
28
29
29
31
30
29
29
30
28
29
30
32
31
30
30
29
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