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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 1 am Monday 01 Jun 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
22 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 21 | 79 | 117 | 153 | 177 | 191 | 46 | 108 | 172 | 122 | 162 | 351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.18m | 9:09PM1.53m | 9:17AM1.17m | 9:49PM1.51m | 10:00AM1.17m | 10:29PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.32m | 2:39PM0.22m | 3:37AM0.33m | 3:17PM0.25m | 4:16AM0.36m | 3:56PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 |
 kJ | 10 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 46 | 108 | 125 | 122 | — | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 79 | 117 | 153 | 177 | 191 | 118 | 11 | 172 | — | 162 | 351 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 200 | 78 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 82 | 82 | 140 | 407 | 110 | 0 | 110 | 140 |
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