Holden Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(United-States – Carolina North)
Photo credit: jeremy suggs
Surf Break: Holden Beach
| Name: | Holden Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | inconsistent |
| Best Swell: S | Offshore Wind: N |
Holden Beach in North Carolina is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of the strong rips here.
Overall Holden Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The graph illustrates the variation of swells directed at Holden Beach over a normal ye... (show all text)
The rose diagram describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from differen... (show all text)
Also see Holden Beach surf quality by season and Holden Beach surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Holden Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Holden Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Long Beach _5 | 6 mi |
| Second closest break | Ocean Isle Beach/Pier | 7 mi |
| Third closest break | Fort Fisher | 14 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Shit Pipe | 18 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Beauregard | 19 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Holden Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Ocean Crest Pier Buoy | 2 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Frying Pan Shoals Buoy | 42 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Onslow Bay Outer Buoy | 74 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Edisto Buoy | 111 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Diamond Shoals Buoy | 176 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Holden Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Lockwoods Folly Inlet, North Carolina | 3 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Holden Beach, North Carolina | 5 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Yaupon Beach, North Carolina | 6 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Southport, Cape Fear River, North Carolina | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Southport, Cape Fear River, North Carolina (sub) | 9 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Holden Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Mount Pleasant (United States) | 78 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States) | 234 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States) | 250 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Sugar Mountain (United States) | 259 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Hawksnest (United States) | 261 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Holden Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Oak Island (United States) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Long Beach (United States) | 4 mi |
| Third closest city location | Southport (United States) | 9 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Boiling Spring Lakes (United States) | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Shallotte (United States) | 12 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Holden Beach is Wilmington International Airport (ILM) in USA, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Holden Beach is Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), also in USA, 73 km (45 miles) away.
- Third is New River Mcas (Jacksonville) Airport (NCA) in USA, 112 km (70 miles) away.
- Florence Rgnl Airport (FLO) in USA is 145 km (90 miles) away.
- Pope Afb (Fayetteville) Airport (POB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Holden Beach and is 159 km (99 miles) away.
