Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.9° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SW
7
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
92
59
47
133
179
279
90
51
39
18
10
9
15
15
15
15
22
21
15
18
16
26
26
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM1.24m
3:37PM1.38m
3:39AM1.17m
4:29PM1.39m
4:29AM1.14m
5:16PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.29m
10:05PM0.46m
10:03AM0.30m
11:01PM0.45m
10:50AM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
29
29
31
30
26
23
22
21
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
28
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
28
30
28
31
31
28
24
22
19
24
25
24
25
26
27
28
28
29
28
28
27
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
9
4
4
7
10
10
117
90
51
39
18
10
9
15
15
15
15
22
21
15
18
16
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
3
3
6
6
6
7
9
10
5
3
2
1
1
2
3
6
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
11
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SW
7
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
92
92
59
47
133
179
279
1
3
6
8
6
6
4
5
3
1
2
26
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
82
88
552
836
549
0
0
9
82
159
552
733
780
797
733
549
112
549
945
2170
1256
1256
549
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
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