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Holden Beach Surf Photo: 'holden beach pier' by jeremy suggs

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is

26.8° 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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		SE	SSE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		SE	SSE
	14 s	cross- on		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		SE
	15 s	cross		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SE	SSE
	14 s	cross		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SSE	SSE
	14 s	cross		14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SE	SSE
	15 s	cross		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E	SSE	SSE
	14 s	cross	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E	SE	SSE
	14 s	cross	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E	SE	SSE
	14 s	cross	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ENE		SE
	14 s	cross- off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE	SE	SE
	15 s	cross- off	15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE	SE	SE
	14 s	cross- off	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	ESE	SE
	14 s	off	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW	N	SE	E
	13 s	off	7 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW	SE
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SE
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Holden Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 34 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.1m (0.3 ft). Range 2.22m (7.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Holden Beach Surf Photo: 'holden beach pier' by jeremy suggs

West side of holden beach pier during a south swell

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User: jeremy suggs (1 photo)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:27 pm 26 Aug 2011