Holden Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Holden Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
26.0°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
16
16
15
15
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
108
148
187
212
210
172
127
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44PM1.52m
3:08AM1.25m
3:47PM1.51m
4:12AM1.31m
4:45PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.25m
9:19PM0.35m
9:22AM0.25m
10:20PM0.30m
10:30AM0.23m
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:09
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7:09
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6:52
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6:52
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6:50
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 mm
4
2
1
3
4
1
4
12
4
2
1
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Temp °C
25
24
24
25
25
23
21
20
20
19
19
21
24
23
21
20
19
18
20
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
28
28
27
28
28
26
23
22
21
20
20
22
25
23
20
18
16
15
16
18
18
17
18
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