Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holden Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
1
E
5
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
45
45
45
45
32
43
42
39
28
31
20
23
26
23
21
14
11
11
10
10
193
211
183
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
5
W
10
NW
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM1.49m
6:34AM1.18m
7:09PM1.52m
7:15AM1.18m
7:49PM1.53m
7:56AM1.18m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.24m
00:58AM0.34m
12:44PM0.23m
1:39AM0.33m
1:22PM0.21m
2:19AM0.32m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:16
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
27
30
29
27
27
24
23
22
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
22
22
22
20
19
18
17
17
29
31
29
29
30
24
21
20
21
23
23
24
25
25
27
28
22
24
23
18
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
E
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
52
39
45
45
36
24
43
42
25
24
31
6
16
15
23
21
14
11
11
10
6
3
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
54
45
45
32
12
11
11
6
5
16
4
1
15
9
9
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
E
3
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
2
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
Energy kJ
82
34
33
11
41
38
39
28
20
20
23
26
2
114
193
211
183
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
2
2
Distance (km)
12
22
22
29
29
43
110
189
159
827
436
325
325
274
112
112
325
505
436
427
425
501
82
110
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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