Surf Forecasts:
Holden Beach surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period, SSW swell with 302 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Holden Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Holden Beach in the next 16 days are 2.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Holden Beach over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Oi, Rusty here. Lookin’ over the charts for the next couple of weeks and, well, it's a tough one for Holden Beach. To be straight with you, the forecast is a real flat spell. There’s a big gap of nothing worth paddling out for right from the start. This stretch of blank surf runs all the way from now, through most of July, for a good ten days or so. It’s the kind of run that’s more normal for this area in the summer, but it doesn’t make it any less frustrating.
The first real glimmer of anything even close to a wave shows up on the afternoon of Monday, the 13th of July. And even then, it’s barely a whisper. We’re lookin’ at a tiny 1.6 ft swell comin’ out of the SE with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 64, which tells you it’s barely got any push. The only savin’ grace here is the wind goes glassy, with a light NE breeze. It’ll be clean, but honestly, with that size it’s more of a float than a surf. The water temp is around 82.8°F, which is about average for this time of year.
Honestly, there’s nothin’ to get excited about. There are no standout days, no real swells, and the wind is mostly a messy cross-onshore. The best thing I can say is if you’re desperate for a splash on the 13th afternoon, you might find a tiny, clean lump.
Stay patient, folks. Forecasts can change.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 4 |
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 kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 62 | 87 | 62 | 89 | 111 | 90 | 140 | 211 | 82 | 199 | 169 | 131 | 237 | 202 | 62 | 24 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.27m | 00:03AM1.38m | 12:41PM1.31m | 00:50AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.37m | 1:43AM1.28m | 2:33PM1.44m | 2:40AM1.25m | 3:33PM1.52m | 3:41AM1.24m | 4:33PM1.61m | 4:42AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.39m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:36PM0.43m | 7:04AM0.28m | 7:40PM0.44m | 7:56AM0.25m | 8:50PM0.43m | 8:54AM0.21m | 10:00PM0.38m | 9:55AM0.15m | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:56AM0.08m | 00:06AM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 13 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 26 | — | 2 | — | — | 62 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 16 | — | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 62 | 87 | — | 89 | 111 | 90 | 140 | 211 | 82 | 199 | 169 | 131 | 237 | 202 | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1751 | 827 | 327 | 798 | 378 | 378 | 332 | 810 | 536 | 71 | 88 | 82 | 46 | 168 | 325 | 49 | 552 | 312 | 29 | 1000 | 273 |
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