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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 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | 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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 10 |
 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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 4 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| 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) | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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