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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 Thursday 26 Mar 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
13.6° 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 11PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 86 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 278 | 356 | 356 | 277 | 203 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:34PM 1.20 | 3:20AM 1.50 | 3:41PM 1.23 | 4:22AM 1.49 | 4:45PM 1.29 | 5:19AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:47PM 0.25 | 9:57AM 0.36 | 9:58PM 0.25 | 10:56AM 0.32 | 11:02PM 0.24 | 11:46AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
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