Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
13.5° C
(Which is 7.3°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 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)99999556666666666148887712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545339382969971058463697075522821742642302822421723
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
1.39
11:11PM
1.66
11:26AM
1.32
12:08AM
1.62
12:24PM
1.26
1:10AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
0.17
4:36PM
0.07
5:30AM
0.23
5:28PM
0.11
6:31AM
0.30
6:26PM
0.17
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-7:13-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----7:24-------7:25-------7:27---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11-1--------
Temp. °C191821232219191919192125211914128671010998
Feels °C (?)18182021191616161717182321191060-1044343
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