Holden Beach Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Carolina North, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Holden Beach, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

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.

Seasonal Holden Beach Swell and Wind Distribution

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The figure describes the variation of swells directed at Holden Beach through a typical... (show all text)

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The rose diagram illustrates the range of swells directed at Holden Beach through an av... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Holden Beach swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Holden Beach surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Holden Beach surf quality by month.