Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)8869668810666699887445555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6126181212129944233261912129149183151635029
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
1.36
10:56PM
1.74
11:14AM
1.31
11:54PM
1.68
12:14PM
1.27
12:55AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.02
5:20AM
0.19
5:14PM
0.08
6:21AM
0.25
6:15PM
0.16
7:25AM
0.30
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:31
Sunset--7:46-------7:47-------7:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161819171715121115171615151617171920201919191716
Feels °C (?)1414151314107610131212121314141616161515161513
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