Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
74
74
59
66
82
68
91
51
54
42
31
30
33
47
41
55
54
54
44
32
20
20
16
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
15
SW
5
W
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
N
10
WNW
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:46PM1.45m
5:51AM1.20m
6:29PM1.49m
6:34AM1.18m
7:09PM1.52m
7:15AM1.18m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.37m
12:05PM0.24m
00:58AM0.34m
12:44PM0.23m
1:39AM0.33m
1:22PM0.21m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
29
28
27
26
24
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
21
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
30
28
30
28
26
23
21
22
23
23
24
25
26
26
27
25
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
54
70
57
58
58
44
68
51
44
44
36
27
25
17
24
16
11
3
2
44
32
20
20
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
1
1
46
44
54
42
31
30
31
11
7
6
17
2
1
5
9
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
11
3
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Energy kJ
67
74
74
59
66
82
91
51
51
15
20
33
47
41
55
54
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
319
332
46
325
251
22
22
22
29
0
0
12
110
189
159
549
951
211
189
1221
52
112
112
827
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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