Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (25 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
112
115
115
115
98
98
101
101
74
71
101
97
113
109
57
62
59
65
69
70
80
83
83
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:25AM1.33m
4:08PM1.37m
4:17AM1.27m
5:00PM1.41m
5:06AM1.22m
5:46PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.28m
10:31PM0.40m
10:42AM0.27m
11:26PM0.39m
11:25AM0.26m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
27
27
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
25
27
27
27
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
26
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
74
71
1
1
4
1
51
57
59
65
69
70
70
70
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
10
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
112
112
115
115
115
98
98
101
101
21
20
101
97
113
109
57
62
49
45
44
52
80
83
83
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)
377
377
377
389
377
348
381
389
389
377
377
327
327
332
378
377
378
332
332
323
325
327
323
332
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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