Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
28.3° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
35
44
17
25
24
23
37
35
33
32
49
68
84
99
119
129
123
120
98
84
84
80
78
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:18AM1.24m
2:11PM1.49m
2:19AM1.21m
3:14PM1.54m
3:23AM1.21m
4:17PM1.60m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.22m
8:33PM0.42m
8:30AM0.20m
9:46PM0.39m
9:37AM0.16m
10:52PM0.34m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
25
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
31
31
30
31
31
31
30
31
30
30
30
29
29
30
31
30
30
28
29
30
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