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Holden Beach Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 143 | 153 | 137 | 119 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 38 | 47 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 132 | 118 | 102 | 91 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.53m | 7:56AM1.18m | 8:29PM1.54m | 8:36AM1.18m | 9:09PM1.53m | 9:17AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.32m | 2:00PM0.21m | 2:58AM0.32m | 2:39PM0.22m | 3:37AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
27 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 88 | 85 | 132 | 118 | 102 | 91 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 92 | 143 | 153 | 137 | 119 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 38 | 47 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 827 | 549 | 831 | 629 | 407 | 407 | 110 | 599 | 577 | 552 | 325 | 274 | 211 | 189 | 189 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 78 | 110 |
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