Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.1°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 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
11 AM
2 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)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
E
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
SE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
15
26
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
28
25
44
33
34
23
23
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35PM1.54m
7:45AM1.26m
8:14PM1.55m
8:24AM1.24m
8:53PM1.55m
9:03AM1.21m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.27m
1:52PM0.19m
2:40AM0.27m
2:28PM0.20m
3:20AM0.29m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:22
6:22
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7:54
7:55
7:55
7:57
1
1
1
1
8
22
Temp °C
21
20
18
17
15
13
17
19
18
18
19
19
17
17
16
12
12
9
9
8
9
9
14
17
22
21
18
15
10
8
14
17
16
17
20
19
18
18
16
8
7
4
5
4
5
5
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
22
21
20
20
20
18
13
9
10
10
10
14
21
25
44
33
34
23
23
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
20
9
26
23
5
5
3
3
2
20
20
5
19
18
18
17
16
8
8
6
8
12
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
15
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
19
5
1
2
28
6
4
16
3
12
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
N
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
13
30
32
25
1
2
5
13
9
1
1
2
3
1
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)
82
30
9
9
140
513
549
388
658
9
626
585
30
82
82
626
513
605
9
49
49
162
162
892
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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