Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
42
29
43
42
41
40
40
51
97
105
87
65
43
29
20
15
15
10
21
23
22
37
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
NE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:12PM1.46m
6:25AM1.32m
6:55PM1.51m
7:06AM1.29m
7:35PM1.54m
7:45AM1.26m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.24m
00:34AM0.29m
12:38PM0.21m
1:18AM0.27m
1:15PM0.20m
2:00AM0.27m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:26
6:24
6:24
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
5
8
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
18
19
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
18
17
16
20
19
19
18
16
13
13
16
15
18
17
19
21
19
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
18
17
13
18
16
18
17
13
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
16
14
42
29
43
42
41
40
40
22
22
22
22
22
43
29
20
15
15
10
10
10
22
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
15
16
1
1
5
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
22
10
10
2
10
10
21
23
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
5
1
2
2
10
2
1
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
4
51
97
105
87
65
1
3
5
1
2
8
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
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
946
22
29
22
22
22
22
30
491
501
45
0
0
0
82
159
159
140
563
82
9
49
273
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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