Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
22
22
27
27
33
20
22
23
20
19
26
23
22
21
20
20
22
24
20
19
19
18
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNE
10
N
0
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55PM1.51m
7:06AM1.29m
7:35PM1.54m
7:45AM1.26m
8:14PM1.55m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.21m
1:18AM0.27m
1:15PM0.20m
2:00AM0.27m
1:52PM0.19m
2:40AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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6:24
6:24
6:22
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:55
1
1
1
1
7
3
7
6
Temp °C
18
20
22
22
21
20
19
18
16
17
21
20
18
15
13
12
16
18
18
16
17
17
16
15
18
21
22
22
22
20
19
18
15
16
21
20
17
11
8
7
11
15
15
14
16
17
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
40
38
22
22
22
22
23
20
22
23
15
9
9
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
17
10
7
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
22
20
21
20
20
19
26
5
6
5
5
5
2
2
20
19
19
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
7
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
15
2
1
1
1
1
5
5
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.4
NE
2
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
1
2
21
27
27
33
2
8
20
32
22
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
22
810
308
284
49
30
9
43
82
82
30
9
140
140
159
159
168
514
642
519
378
377
505
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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