Holden Beach Surf Forecast

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USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.91° N 78.18° W)

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Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Oct 2025 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 21.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (19 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (19 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

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	Sunday 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	SSW	SSW	SW	E	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	5	5	6	12	6	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	3	4	4	5	5	5	5
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	52	56	77	92	70	27	26	24	12	11	11	11	10	10	8	7	8	5	16	25	27	69	23	15
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	NW	NNW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		6:46PM 1.34				7:11AM 1.48				7:23PM 1.31				7:49AM 1.52					8:01PM 1.29				8:27AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)				12:59AM 0.23				1:33PM 0.27				1:33AM 0.21					2:12PM 0.26				2:07AM 0.21

	Sunday 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	6:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	23	18	13	11	14	18	19	18	18	18	17	17	19	20	20	20	21	22	20	18	20	22
Feels °C (?)	21	21	21	14	7	7	10	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	21	20	17	18	19

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Holden Beach (light winds from the SW at Southport Airport 10 km from Holden Beach). 1.2m 5s windswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 11s groundswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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1 h 21 min ago

17 km/h

Cross-On

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